Consolidated Diplomatic Engagement needed to Advance Ethiopia’s National Interests – DPM and FM Demeke Mekonnen


Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foriegn Affairs, H.E. Demeke Mekonnen said, consolidated diplomatic engagement at the headquarters and missions level is expected to advance Ethiopia national interests.
During the annual ambassadors retreat as part of the ongoing Diplomatic Week and Exhibition this morning, DPM and FM Demeke briefed the heads of Ethiopian diplomatic and consular missions overseas on current affairs.
He said heads of missions near and far are expected to protect our national interests through diversification of friends, combatting incendiary narratives through an all-rounded and inclusive diplomatic engagement.

Diplomatic excellence must be at the heart of Ethiopia’s ever-inclusive and diversified foreign relations in bilateral, regional, continental and international venues, Mr. Demeke noted.
DPM and FM Demeke returned to Addis Ababa on 21 January 2024 upon the conclusion of the World Economic Forum in Davos-Klosters.

3rd South Summit of G77 + China Kicks Off in Kampala

The 3rd South Summit of the G77 + China has officially opened today, January 21, 2024, under the theme “Leaving No One Behind” in Kampala, Uganda.
The Ethiopian delegation is participating in this Third South Summit of the Group of 77 and China that is underway at Speke Resort, Munyonyo, Kampala.

On this influential platform for the Global South countries, collective commitments for solidarity, unity, and complementarity are promoted among its 134 member states with a progressive global vision for prosperity, equality, and peace.
In an ever-changing global landscape, the Third South Summit looks to bring a crucial global perspective and dynamism among its member states in the era of a complex and competitive world.
The summit aims at boosting South-South cooperation, including in the areas of trade, investment, sustainable development, climate change, poverty eradication, and the digital economy.
During the opening ceremony, President H.E. Kaguta Museveni of Uganda officially took over the chairmanship of the G77+China from the President of Cuba, H. E. Miguel Diaz-Canel.

GERD Will be a Catalyst for African Economic Integration – DPM/FM Demeke Mekonnen

A consultative meeting on the implementation of the Africa Continental Free Trade Area agreement through public-private collaboration held today in Davos, Switzerland.
The forum held as a sideline event for the 54th World Economic Forum, has given special emphasis to the growth and accessibility of the transport, logistics, and pharmaceutical sectors in the implementation of AfCFTA.

Speaking at the meeting, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Demeke Mekonnen, stated that Ethiopian Airlines has made a significant contribution to realizing integration between Africans and connecting Africa to the rest of the world.
According to Mr. Demeke, the implementation of the Africa Continental Free Trade Area agreement needs strong commitment from governments and the private sector.
He also said, upon completion, the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam would be a catalyst for African economic integration.
The presidents of Ghana and Rwanda, the Prime Minister of Tunisia, ministers, and directors of international organisations took part in the consultative meeting.

Ethiopian Ambassadors Deliberate on GERD Negotiations and Utilization of Nile River

H.E. Ambassador Sileshi Bekele, the Chief GERD Negotiator for Ethiopia and H.E. Ambassador Reta Alemu, Director General of International Law at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, gave briefings for Ethiopian Ambassadors on the successive rounds of the trilateral negotiations between Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan.
The two Ambassadors stated Ethiopia’s belief in the principle of equitable and reasonable utilization of the Nile river waters and the rights and obligations stated in the Declaration of Principles (DOP).

They also expressed Ethiopia’s consistent stance of accommodating the interests of all the riparian countries.
The annual meeting of Ethiopia’s ambassadors has continued to its 5th day.

DPM/FM Demeke Appreciates Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation’s Development Engagements in Ethiopia

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, H.E. Demeke Mekonnen, today met with the founder and co-chairperson of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Mr. Bill Gates.
The two met during the 54th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum, which is taking place in Davos, Switzerland.

During their discussion, DPM/FM Demeke said the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has been an important development partner in health and agricultural sectors.
Mr. Demeke also extended his appreciation for the foundation’s activities to improve the lives and livelihoods of rural people. He also requested that the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation expand their engagement in Ethiopia.
The founder and co-chairperson of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Bill Gates, said the foundation will continue to support key priority areas of development programs in Ethiopia.

የኢትዮጵያ ሀገራዊ ምክክር ኮሚሽን በአሜሪካና ካናዳ ከሚኖሩ ኢትዮጵያውያንና ትውልደ ኢትዮጵያውያን ጋር ውይይት አደረገ

የኢትዮጵያ ሀገራዊ ምክክር ኮሚሽን በአሜሪካና ካናዳ ከሚኖሩ ኢትዮጵያውያንና ትውልደ ኢትዮጵያውያን ጋር በሀገራዊ ምክክሩ ሂደት በሚኖራቸው ተሳትፎና በሚጠበቅባቸው ድጋፍ ላይ ውይይት አደረገ።
የኮሚሽኑ ዋና ኮሚሽነር ፕ/ር መስፈን አርአያ በወቅቱ ባስተላለፉት መልዕክት ባልተግባባንባቸው ሀገራዊ ጉዳዮች ላይ ተመካክሮ መግባባት ለሀገራችን አስፈላጊ መሆኑን ጠቁመው፣ በውጭ ሀገራት የሚኖሩ ኢትዮጵያውያንና ትውልደ ኢትዮጵያውን ለዚህ የበኩላቸውን ገንቢ አስተዋጽኦ ማድረግ እንደሚገባቸው ገልፀዋል፡፡

ስለ ሀገራዊ ምክክር መሰረታዊ ፅንሰ-ሀሳብ፤ ኮሚሽኑ ስለተቋቋመበት ዓላማና ስለሚመራበት የህግ ማዕቀፍ እንዲሁም ኮሚሽኑ ስለሚከተለው የአሰራር ሥርዓትና እስካሁን ስላከናወናቸው ዋና ዋና ተግባራት ገለፃና ማብራርያም በሌሎች የኮሚሽኑ አባላት ተሰጥቷል፡፡
በተጨማሪም በመድረኩ ላይ ኮሚሽኑ በአሜሪካና በካናዳ ከሚኖሩ ኢትዮጵያውያንና ትውልደ ኢትዮጵያውያን ጋር በትብብር ስለሚሰራባቸው መንገዶች የተለያዩ ምክረ-ሀሳቦች ከተሳታፊዎች መቅረባቸውን ከኮሚሽኑ ያገኘነው መረጃ ያሳያል፡፡

የኢትዮጵያ ዳያስፖራ አገልግሎት

Ministry Launches Book That Highlights Journey of Modern Ethiopian Diplomacy from 1907-2023


The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia has launched a book today that documents major focuses of Ethiopian diplomacy from 1907 to 2023.
Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, H.E. Ambassador Dr. Meles Alem handed over a copy of the book to the seasoned Ethiopian Diplomat, H.E. Ambassador Konjit Sinegiorgis at the book launching event today in the Science Museum.

H.E. Demeke Mekonnen, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Ethiopia, present at the ceremony, emphasized the need to highlight Ethiopia’s struggles to protect its interests and the role of its diplomats since the turn of the century.
The book is said to be an attempt to document the country’s diplomatic history, which will provide opportunities to continue doing what works, learn from mistakes, and correct course accordingly.
The book, written in Amharic, provides a bird’s-eye view on an array of issues, demonstrating the ups and downs in Ethiopian diplomacy since the establishment of the Foreign Ministry in 1907.

President Sahle-Work Zewde Officially Opens the Diplomatic Week Exhibition

President of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, H.E. Sahle-Work Zewde, officially opened the Diplomatic Week Exhibition today at the Science Museum.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister H.E. Demeke Mekonnen, Senior Government officials, members of the diplomatic community, and distinguished guests attended the opening ceremony.
With the theme ‘From an African Hub to the World’, the exhibition aims to highlight Ethiopia’s diplomatic history, current diplomatic achievements, and potential for future diplomatic endeavors.
The exhibition will remain open to the public until February 2, 2024.

” የኢትዮጵያ የዲፕሎማሲ ሳምንት የሀገሪቱን ስኬታማ የዲፕሎማሲ ጉዞ አጉልቶ የሚያሳይ ነው ” የውጭ ጉዳይ ሚኒስትር ዴኤታ ክብርት አምባሳደር ብርቱካን አያኖ

(ታኀሣሥ 30 ቀን 2016ዓ.ም. አዲስ አበባ):-የኢትዮጵያ የዲፕሎማሲ ሳምንት የሀገሪቱን ቀጣናዊ፣ አህጉራዊና ዓለም አቀፋዊ ስኬታማ የዲፕሎማሲ ጉዞ አጉልቶ እንደሚያሳይ የውጭ ጉዳይ ሚኒስትር ዴኤታ ክብር አምባሳደር ብርቱካን አያኖ ገልፀዋል ፡፡ #የኢትዮጵያ_የዲፕሎማሲ_ሳምንት አውደርዕይ ከጥር 02 ቀን 2016 ዓ.ም ጀምሮ “ከአፍሪካ መዲናነት እስከ ዓለም መድረክ” በሚል መሪ ሀሳብ በሳይንስ ሙዚየም ይከፈታል ።

የውጭ ጉዳይ ሚኒስትር ዴኤታ ክብርት አምባሳደር ብርቱካን አያኖ እንደገለጹት በኢትዮጵያ ሚሲዮኖች በኩል ዜጎችን ያማከለ የዲፕሎማሲ አገልግሎት እንዲረጋገጥ እየተሠራ ነው፡፡ የኢትዮጵያ ዲፕሎማሲያዊ ሳምንት የሀገሪቱን ቀጣናዊ፣ አህጉራዊና ዓለም አቀፋዊ ስኬታማ የዲፕሎማሲ ጉዞ አጎልቶ የሚያሳይ ነው፡፡

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