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(ጥር 18 ቀን 2016 ዓ.ም.አዲስ አበባ):-የኢፌዲሪ ምክትል ጠ/ሚኒስትርና የውጭ ጉዳይ ሚኒስትር ክቡር አቶ ደመቀ መኮንን ዓመታዊው የአምባሳደሮች ውይይት ዛሬ ሲጠናቀቅ የስራ መመሪያ በሰጡበት ወቅት ሚሲዮኖች የዲፕሎማሲ አድማስ ከፍ በማድረግ የኢትዮጵያን ተፈላጊነት ተደራሽ እና ተደማጭነት እንዲጨምር ለማድረግ መስራት ይጠበቅባቸዋል ብለዋል ።

በማጠቃለያው ክቡር አቶ ደመቀ ያልደርሰንባችው አለም ሀገራት አከባቢዎች ትኩረት ሰጥተን ፣ግንኝነት እንዲጠናከር እንሰራለን እንዲሁም የሁለትዮሽ ግንኙት እንዲጠናከር አዳዲሰ ወዳጆችን ለማብዛት ብሪክስን ጨምሮ ፣በኢጋድ፣አፍረካ ህብረትን ፣የተባበሩት መንግሰታትን እና ለሎች ባለ ብዙ ወግኖች አስተዋጽኦ ለማድረግ ብለዋል።
በአፍረካ ቀንድ ፣ጎሮበቶቻን ዲፕሎማሲ በተመለከተ የበለጠ ዝግጅነት የሚጠይቅ በመሆኑ ተጨባጭ ፣ ሁኔታዎችን በመከተታል በጋራ እንሰራለን ።የኢኮኖሚ ዲፕሎማሰያችን የውጭ ግንኙነት ስራችን ከፍተኛ የትኩረት አቅጣጫ ሆኖ እንደሚቀጠል ገልጿል።
ከአገሮች ጋር ያለን የሁለትዮሽ ግንኘነት እንዲጠናከር እና የባለብዙ ወገን ዲፕሎማሲያችን እንዲሰፋ በማድረግ የአገራችን ብሄራዊ ጥቅም ማረጋገጥ ይገባል ክቡር አቶ ደመቀ መኮንን ብለዋል ።

It has been stated that the Diplomatic Exhibition has made it possible to show Ethiopia’s centuries-old diplomatic journey and gain global support.
In a press statement given to journalists today, the Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Dr. Meles Alem, said that thousands of officials and workers from 126 institutions, in addition to citizens and foreigners, attended the Diplomacy Exhibition being held at the Science Museum.
About 700 diplomats based in Addis Ababa, and 152 journalists and photographers from the federal, state and city administrations, government and private media houses also covered the exhibition, said the Spokesperson, Ambassador Dr. Meles.
He explained that the second generation Ethiopians who came home at the invitation of H.E. Prime Minister, Dr. Abiy Ahmed, made the visit and expressed their support for their country.
The ambassador also mentioned about the two books that are published by the Ministry and their significance in preserving the memory of the institution and the general diplomatic history of the country.”
Concurrently, Ambassador Dr. Meles Alem, stated that ambassadors and mission leaders of Ethiopian embassies are having all rounded discussions on ways of further protecting the national interests of the country.
The ambassadors are expected to make a field visit in addition to the discussion that focuses on political, economic and social; regional, continental and global issues in the forum that lasted more than a week now.
On the other hand, the necessary preparations are being made for the 37th African Union summit, which will be held from February 17 to 18, 2024.

H.E. Ambassador Mesganu Arga, State Minister for the Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia, held a discussion with Ambassador Mike Hammer, US Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa, at his office today.
Ambassador Mesganu expressed that Ethiopia and the USA are key allies that have robust and long-standing relations.

He further explained the peacebuilding and consolidation efforts of the Ethiopian Government.
The two sides also discussed regional and international issues of common interest.

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.

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.