Senegal has got into the list of Ethiopia’s export destinations for flowers and other semi-processed products, according to Ambassador Hassen Abdulkadir, the Ethiopian ambassador to Senegal.
Speaking to the Ethiopian News Agency in Senegal on Tuesday, Ambassador Hassen said the export of cut flowers is in progress while activities are underway to expand export items.
Next on the export list are leather and leather products and coffee, according to Ambassador Hassen. Last year, he said Senegal received 60,000 dollars worth of package of flowers.
Senegal previously imported Ethiopian flowers from the Netherlands, he said, adding that the latest initiative enables the country to directly get cut flowers from Ethiopia.
Negotiations are now underway, according to the ambassador, to also facilitate the export of Ethiopian coffee to Senegal.
In addition to his post in Senegal, Ambassador Hassen also covers other six countries in the region, with efforts to ensure the rights and benefits of Ethiopian citizens and mobilizing them on national issues.
The Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Cape Verde, Mauritania and Guinea are the countries covered by the Ethiopian embassy in Senegal.
Since the celebration of the Ethiopian Millennium eight years ago, relations between Ethiopia and Ethiopians residing in Senegal and supporters of the Ethio-Senegal partnership association is growing, it was indicated.
Over the past four years, for instance, the embassy was able to collect 42, 000 dollars from the Ethiopian community in Senegal to finance the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam.
Ambassador Hassen confirmed further efforts to mobilize finance for the construction of the dam.
Ethiopia and Senegal enjoy over 50 years of diplomatic relations.
Source: http://en.starafrica.com/
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