በቻልነው መጠን ያደረግናቸው ጥረቶች ተደማምረው ለወገን እየደረስን ነው:: እናመሰግናለን! አንዳንዶች “ብዙ እያደረግን ነው፣ ጥሩ ነው” ሲሉ ሌሎች ደግሞ “ከአሜሪካ ወገናችን ብዙ ይጠበቃል፣ ገና ስላልስማ ነው” እያሉ ነው:: እርስዎስ? “Great things are done by a serious of small things brought together.” Thank you for your continued support! Please share to those that want to be part of this historic call to save lives. https://covid19.ethiopianembassy.org
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) said the annual meeting of Ethiopian ambassadors and consuls will start next Monday, August 24, 2020.
Ambassador Dina Mufti, Spokesperson of MoFA, told journalists today that the meeting will take place for 15 days in Bishoftu town, Oromia regional state.
According to the Spokesperson, the meeting will review performance of the overseas missions and deliberate on the revised foreign relations policy of the county.
The two-week meeting also includes discussion on MoFA’s 2020/21, 5 and 10 years perspective plans as well as training on various national policies, he said.
As far as citizen-centered diplomacy is concerned, Ambassador Dina said travel documents have been prepared for 180 Ethiopians who applied to return home from Beirut.
He further indicated that works are underway in collaboration relevant international agencies to repatriate 1,200 Ethiopians from Yemen.
Regarding the tripartite talks on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), foreign water minsters from Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt conducted virtual discussion on August 16, 2020, he said.
During the meeting held under the auspices of the African Union, Foreign Affairs Minister Gedu Andargachew reiterated Ethiopia’s commitment to continue the dialogue and reach mutually acceptable agreement, he said.
The Spokesperson said further talks and discussions are underway at technical and expert levels.
ሰውን ለመርዳት ምክንያት የማያስፈልግ ቢሆንም የ #Covid19Ethiopia ስርጭትን መግታት ትልቅ ምክንያት እንደሆነ ተረድተው እያደረጉ ስላለው ድጋፍ እናመሰግናለን::
Thank you for your continued support to fight #covid19 in #Ethiopia. We don’t need a reason to help people but we’ve many.
Ministry of Foreign arranged a webinar scheduled for coming Sunday on August 23,2020 under the Theme “Abay: Life and Pride to Ethiopia”.
The webinar is expected to bring Ethiopian young scholars living across all corners of the globe in to a Zoom Video Conference to discuss River Abay and its meaning to Ethiopians.
The Ministry said five presentations will be tabled on selected thematic areas by scholars with profound experiences on the matter, the Ministry indicated.
Ethiopians who are interested in the issue have been requested by the Ministry to report for the video conference ahead of the time scheduled.
The Ministry called on potential participants of the webinar to submit their Zoom Conference Link via boundary@mfa.gov.et.
አብረን ተባብረን እንዘልቃለን፣ ደሞም እንደምቃለን! ግማሽ ሚሊዮን ዶላርን እያለፍን ነው። የትብብር ጉዞ ላይ ነን። እናመሰግናለ!
We don’t survive in isolation, but together we will thrive! Thank you for your continued support. #COVID19Ethiopia
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The Tripartite Talks between Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissace Dam has commenced today.
The AU-led virtual meeting involved Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Water Affairs of Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance held starting from today in the afternoon.
Observers from the African Union, European Union and the US along with experts from AU are participating in the virtual meeting continued today.
The meeting is expected to pass directives that demand continuation of the tripartite talks over GERD, according to Spokesperson Office of Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Members of the Diaspora in Texas State of the US, through Austin San Antonio Fund rising Task Force, have raised 70,000 US Dollars in response to COVID 19 prevention activities in Ethiopia.
Ethiopian Ambassador to the US, Fitsum Arega said members of the Diaspora living in different states have been continuing contribution to the construction of GERD besides participating in fundraising for COVID 19 response in Ethiopia.
The donation is exemplary and very helpful to fight COVID 19 in Ethiopia, said Ambassador Fitsum while extending gratitude to members of the diaspora gathered in the thanksgiving ceremony.
Ambassadro Fitsum added 7,450 US Dollars has been raised from GERD picture auction at the special ceremony held at Austin/San Antonio, Texas State.
A virtual meeting aimed at forging a joint front and shared consensus on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) issue among all Ethiopian missions and citizens residing in the Nile River riparian states kicked off today.
Gedu Andargachew, minister of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia, delivered opening remarks urging Ethiopians to continue contributing financial and technical supports to the construction of the dam.
The minister said since the Nile river basin holds two-thirds of Ethiopia’s water resources, utilizing it is a matter of sovereignty and an essential requirement for the development of the country.
Upon completion, the flagship project will enable millions of Ethiopians to get access to electricity, engage in newly created jobs and uplift themselves out of poverty, he said.
The building of the dam corrects historical imbalances and sets the relationship among the Nile River riparian states on the right track, said Gedu.
According to him, the building of the GERD initiated the Cooperative Framework Agreement (CFA) by recognizing the right of all the Nile River riparian states, including Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania, Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, and South Sudan to utilize the water resource too.
Engineer Gedion Asfaw, Dr.Yakob Arsano, and Zerihun Abebe have also participated in the meeting, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
በኢትዮጵያ የ #COVID19 ስርጭት በየዕለቱ እየጨመረ ባለበት በአሁኑ ወቅት ቫይረሱን ለማቆም የሚተጉ የጤና ባለሙያዎችን ጥረት እየደገፋችሁ ለምትገኙ ሁሉ ታላቅ ምስጋና እናቀርባለን::
በአሜሪካን አገር የዳያስፖራ ቁጥር ከ1,320 እንደሚበልጥ ስለምናውቅ ለመደገፍ ለሚፈልጉ አሰሙልን:: ተባብረን ቫይረሱን አሸንፈን በህይወት እኖራለን!
Thank you all for your help & partnering with our health workers/responders in the frontlines battling #COVID19Ethiopia that is spreading rapidly.
We know our diaspora # is > 1,320. Please share the information & encourage others to help in the fight against the virus in #Ethiopia.
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The Ethiopian Diaspora have contributed over 42 million USD for the construction of the dam, according to Ethiopian Diaspora Agency.
The above was disclosed by Ethiopian Diaspora Agency Director-General Selamawit Dawit at the opening of the day-long training for Ethiopians and foreigners of Ethiopian origin working in the media and advocacy today.
The 45 trainees are drawn from USA, Canada, the Middle East and China.
Opening the training, the director-general said the Ethiopian diaspora have also been contributing immensely to the development endeavor of the country.
She further explained that the diaspora have intensified support to the dam especially after the first filling of the dam and urged them to continue their support unwaveringly not only to the dam but also to various development activities in the country.
According to Selamawit, the diaspora and the trainees should become increasingly vocal and influence international organizations, the media as well as private sector and NGOs.
She further stated that the agency is working to create platform for the diaspora to create awareness among the international community about Ethiopia’s right to finish the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam and utilize the Nile River.
Currently, 75 percent of the construction of the mega hydropower project is completed.
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