Baku, Azerbaijan, January 16. Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that on January 15-16, a delegation led by Azerbaijan’s Deputy Foreign Minister Yalcin Rafiyev visited Ethiopia to expand bilateral cooperation between the countries in political, economic, humanitarian and other fields, Trend reports. reported.
During the visit, Yalcin Rafiyev met with Ethiopian Prime Minister Alem Tsehai Paulos, Foreign Minister Gedion Timotheos, Trade and Regional Integration Minister Kassahun Gofe, Agriculture Minister Girme Amente and Chairman of the Ethiopian Investment Commission. Ethiopia Investment Holding Company. Yalcin Rafiyev learned about industrial parks and infrastructure projects in the country.
The meeting highlighted that the discussions held during the meeting between Ethiopian President Tai Aske Selassie and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev at the COP29 Leaders’ Summit in Baku opened a new chapter in the development of cooperation between the two countries and defined the roadmap.
Specific areas of cooperation in trade, investment, agriculture, tourism, education and other fields were also discussed, and it was decided to create a legal and contractual framework and working groups in related areas. Expressed satisfaction with Ethiopia’s establishment of a citizen service center based on the ASAN service concept, a successful project of Azerbaijan in this field. It was noted that intensive work continues in this direction.
During this visit, the third round of political negotiations between the foreign ministries of the two countries was also held. These political negotiations were led by Deputy Foreign Minister Yalcin Rafiyev on the Azerbaijani side and Foreign Minister Mesganu Arga on the Ethiopian side. At the political consultation, political and economic issues between the two countries were discussed, as well as cooperation within the United Nations, the Non-Aligned Movement, and other international organizations.
The delegation included representatives of the Ministry of Economy and Agriculture of the Republic of Azerbaijan, the State Agency for Public Services and Social Innovation under the President of Azerbaijan, AZPROMO, Azerbaijan Investment Holding and SOCAR.
