The President of #Ethiopiasahlaworkzewde emphasized that her country is committed to cooperating with Colombia, especially on issues of peace, agriculture, education and trade. “We celebrate your country’s approval of the opening of the Colombian Embassy in Ethiopia,” Marquez wrote on his Twitter account.
Zodi indicated that both countries know that the costs of armed conflicts and silencing the arms is the beginning of the path to reconciliation that they deserve.
“Both countries know the cost of conflict, and we know that silencing the guns is only the beginning of a new reconciliation process that will lead our two countries to the prosperity they deserve,” Marquez quoted the president as saying.
The Colombian vice president was received on Tuesday by the Ethiopian Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed, with the aim of strengthening bilateral relations and exploring opportunities for cooperation in various fields.
After that, he spoke with representatives of the African Union Commission to enhance cooperation and exchange of experiences between the two parties.
The African Union Commissioner for Agriculture, Rural Development, Blue Economy and Sustainable Environment, Josefa Sacco, revealed on her Twitter account that the Vice-President of that African political organization, Monique Nsanzabaganwa, and other high-ranking officials, had received Marquis.
His Excellency @FranciaMarquezM Vice President of the Republic of #Colombia met with
_AfricanUnion Commission. The meeting was chaired by His Excellency @mnsanzabaganwa, Director of Public Relations. The Vice President has pledged to strengthen cooperation between her country and _AfricanUnion in knowledge sharing and South-South cooperation,” Sacco wrote.
Marquez arrived in Ethiopia on an official visit the day before, which is the last stop on his tour of the continent that included South Africa and Kenya, and was received this morning by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed.
He signed a memorandum of understanding with Deputy Prime Minister and Chancellor Demiki Mekonnen with the aim of expanding cooperation in the sectors of trade, investment, tourism, aviation and technology.
Mekonnen welcomed Bogota’s decision to reopen its embassy in Addis Ababa after nearly 50 years. Both countries began formal diplomatic relations in 1947, and the South American country opened its diplomatic headquarters here in 1967 and closed it in 1974.
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