ADDIS ABABA, Oct. 7 (Xinhua) -- The two houses of the Ethiopian parliament on Monday appointed Foreign Minister Taye Atske Selassie as the new president. Prior to his appointment as the country's foreign minister, he also held the position of foreign policy adviser to Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. Addressing a joint session of the two houses, Atske Selassie said the government is striving to achieve 8.4 percent economic growth in the current fiscal year starting on July 8. Atske Selassie also highlighted Ethiopia's deepening diplomatic relations with China, which have been elevated to an all-weather strategic partnership. He also said that Ethiopia's diplomatic influence in multilateralism has strengthened with its recent entry into the BRICS mechanism earlier this year.

Source: Ethiopian News October 07, 2024 18:17 UTC