Ambassador Berhane Gebre-Christos, State Minister for Foreign Affairs, who received on Friday (September 8) a copy of the credentials of the newly appointed Ambassador of Canada to Ethiopia, Ambassador Philip Baker, noted that Ethiopia and Canada enjoy excellent relations.
Ambassador Berhane reiterated that Ethiopia appreciates Canada's positive role in the region, emphasizing that Ethiopia is keen to work in concert with Canada to maintain global peace and collaborate in the sphere of peacekeeping. Ambassador Berhane said that the two countries have witnessed growing relations with a promising prospect for more cooperative partnership in the spheres ranging from agriculture, agro-processing, infrastructure to mining.
Ambassador Berhane who said that Ethiopia welcomes Canadian companies to benefit from the investment opportunities presented in Ethiopia, share their expertise and transfer technologies said that Ethiopia welcomes the participation of Canadian firms to invest in Ethiopia in order to make every effort to the benefit of all.
Ambassador Philip Baker on his part said that commended Ethiopia for successfully hosting the Third International Conference on Financing for Development. He also appreciated the role played by Ethiopia in the adoption of the Addis Ababa Action Agenda.
The adoption of Third International Conference on Financing for Development put Ethiopia on the world stage of development cooperation, he said. Ambassador Philip Baker reiterated that his country stands committed to cooperate with Ethiopia in various areas including mining, small and medium scale enterprises, empowerment of women, and infrastructure. He also affirmed that Canada is ready to collaborate with Ethiopia to stop child, early and forced marriage.
Ambassador Fare Camara of Mali and Ms. Maureen Achieng of IOM also presented copies of their credentials on the same day. Ambassador Berhane expressed Ethiopia's commitment to strengthen the relationship with Mali and how the government is alongside with Mali's "right direction" in solving the complex security problems in the country.
The Malian Ambassador expresses his gratitude to Ethiopia in showing her commitment to fully support the government's endeavor in stabilizing the country. Discussions with IOM's Chief of Mission and Representative to the AU, UNECA and IGAD Maureen Achieng covered issues related to IOM's contribution to Ethiopia's Diaspora mapping, the situation of refugees in the region and cooperation between Ethiopia and IOM.
Ambassador Berhane wished the newly-appointed Ambassadors and Head of Mission success in their duties, assuring them of providing all the support for the strengthening of the relations with their respective countries and organizations.
Source: AllAfrica
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