Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and his wife received Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn and his wife at the Prime Minister's Office. Agriculture Minister Uri Ariel and the Minister of Agriculture and Natural Resources of Ethiopia signed agreements on agriculture. On the Israeli side were Defense MinisterAvigdor Liberman, Regional Cooperation Minister Tzachi Hanegbi, Agriculture Minister Uri Ariel, Communications Minister Ayoub Kara and Deputy Minister in the Office of Prime Minister Michael Oren. "I have just returned from ECOWAS, Israel is returning to Africa and Africa is coming back to Israel, and this is possible thanks to your friendship and leadership, as well as that of some of your colleagues, and I deeply appreciate it. We feel that there is an opportunity to hold onto the future, "Netanyahu said.

Source: Ethiopian News June 06, 2017 17:13 UTC