Addis Abeba — "The African Union decision to convene the 35th AU Summit in Addis Abeba is a grand diplomatic success for Ethiopia," said the spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia (MoFA) ambassador Dina Mufti during today's biweekly press briefing. The spokesperson said that Ethiopia was faced with diplomatic pressure while securing the AU Summit at its headquarters, Addis Abeba. Still, on the agenda of the summit, Ambassador Dina Mufti disclosed that the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) will not be on the agenda for the upcoming Summit. Addressing the security situation in the country, Ambassador Dina Mufti spoke about rumors that Turkey was planning to move its embassy from Ethiopia. Ambassador Dina Mufti further slammed the director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO), Dr. Tedros Adhanom for what he described as 'unacceptable behavior'.

Source: Ethiopian News January 21, 2022 13:05 UTC