AMBASSADOR HIRUT ZEMENE CONFERS WITH MEMBER OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

Ambassador Hirut Zemene confers with Member of the European Parliament Chrysoula Zacharopoulou.

H.E Ambassador Hirut Zemene, Ambassador of Ethiopia to Belgium, Luxembourg and EU institutions exchanged views virtually on Thursday (January 13) with Honourable Chrysoula Zacharopoulou, Vice-Chair of the Development Committee and the Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly at the European Parliament.

The two sides discussed a number of national and regional issues of mutual interest.

Ambassador Hirut Zemene briefed Honourable Chrysoula Zacharopoulou on the works done to restore law and order in Tigray and to provide humanitarian assistance to those affected during the law enforcement campaign.

Ambassador Hirut’s presentation also included the preparations underway to hold the upcoming regional and national elections in Ethiopia, and the overall reform programs that the government is undertaking in Ethiopia.

Honorable Chrysoula Zacharopoulou, on her part, recalled the visit her delegation made to Ethiopia in February 2020, the progress she witnessed in terms of political and economic reform, and she reiterated the need for sustaining the democratic reform and stability in Ethiopia.

The two sides agreed to hold frequent exchanges of views on issues of mutual interest.