borkenaJanuary 9,2019Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar, who is in a six days tour to Africa, met with Ethiopian President Sahle-Work Zewde in the capital Addis Ababa. The president expressed Ethiopia’s interest in furthering relation with Ireland based on principle of mutual benefit. Also a pleasure to meet President Sahle-Work Zewde for a warm discussion on how we can further strengthen Ireland’s links with #Ethiopia @IrlEmbEthiopia pic.twitter.com/1LYYZkSbjv — Leo Varadkar (@campaignforleo) January 9, 2019Leo Varadkar also met with Ethiopia’s reformer Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed. The later reportedly said that the former’s visit to Ethiopia is a testimony that the relation between Ethiopia and Europe is stronger. Last year, Ireland disclosed that it will donate €30 million through Irish Aid to support rural development, health and social services.

Source: Ethiopian News January 10, 2019 04:30 UTC