President of India Ram Nath Kovind interacted with retired running legend Haile Gebrselassie, the president of the Ethiopian Athletics Federation, at Addis Ababa on 6 October. Further to this, he won four world titles indoors and was the 2001 World Half Marathon Champion. Hailing India-Ethiopia bilateral relations, President Kovind said ,"In promoting Indian way of life, you have done well to explain the thought and science of yoga and the benefits of Ayurveda to people around you. President Kovind on Thursday had announced that India will give Ethiopia a line of credit of $195 million for power transmission sector and medicines worth US $2 million. Stating that India wanted to strengthen bilateral ties with Ethiopia, President Kovind added that both the countries will also work together in UN and other multilateral bodies."

Source: Ethiopian News October 06, 2017 10:07 UTC