ISLAMABAD-The Embassy of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (FDRE) in Pakistan has announced that the House of the Peoples Representatives of FDRE has unanimously approved the bilateral trade agreement signed by the two countries on February 14, 2023 to boost bilateral trade. The trade agreement was submitted by the Standing Committee of the House on Trade and Tourism to the Ethiopian Parliament for approval on the 8th regular meeting of the 3rd year of the House of the Peoples Representatives held the other day. The bilateral trade agreement is aimed at boosting trade cooperation between the two countries for further strengthening the economic and commercial relations between Ethiopia and Pakistan. Jemal Beker Abdula, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the FDRE in Pakistan, described approval of the agreement a major breakthrough in the bilateral relations of the two countries. He said the landmark agreement would give a major boost to the bilateral trade that currently stands at over 80 million USD.

Source: Ethiopian News December 18, 2023 21:31 UTC