Addis Abeba, January 08/2019 – Ireland’s Prime Minister Leo Varadkaris is scheduled to arrive in Addis Abeba, Ethiopia, this evening for state visit which will last until 11th January, the Irish Embassy in Addis Abeba said in a statement. “2019 marks 25 years of diplomatic relations between Ireland and Ethiopia and 25 years of Irish Aid’s work in Ethiopia. The official visit of Prime Minister Varadkar will highlight the depth and strength of the relationship between the two countries and the achievements of our partnership to date,” the statement said. Ireland’s Development Cooperation Program with Ethiopia is “the largest Irish government bilateral program in the world.” In 2018, the Government of Ireland, through Irish Aid, invested €30 million (970 million Ethiopian birr) in social protection, health, rural development and women’s empowerment in Ethiopia. Prime Minister Varadkar will arrive in Addis Abeba from Mali.

Source: Ethiopian News January 08, 2019 06:56 UTC