“We represent truly the African-Israeli relationship as a gateway to Africa. So we will do everything at our disposal to make Israel-Africa relationship to mature and grow and Ethiopia will take leadership in this regard. We represent truly the African-Israeli relationship as a gateway to Africa. We know the need for African-Israeli relationship to be deepened,” Reuters quoted Desalegn as saying after the meeting. Netanyahu travelled to Ethiopia in July 2016 during the first visit by a sitting Israeli prime minister to Africa in 29 years.

Source: Ethiopian News June 05, 2017 10:52 UTC