Addis Ababa, June 15, 2022 (Walta) – The two-day Ethiopia-Nigeria joint Ministerial Commission meeting has come to an end yesterday inking various Memoranda of Understanding.
Ambassador Fissaha Shawel, Directorate-General for African Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia, said the two countries have inked MoUs to further tighten up political and military relations, including tourism and culture.
Director-General of African Bilateral Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Nigeria, Humer Zenaba, and Ambassador Fissaha Shawel, Directorate-General for African Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia inked the agreements.
Nigeria’s Ambassador to Ethiopia, Victor Adeleke said the agreements would scale up relations in health, tourism, science and technology, Media Management, Communication, and information exchange sectors, including strengthening pan-African values and relations between Ethiopian and Nigerian Airlines.
The agreements signed between Ethiopia and Nigeria are said to provide opportunities for turning their immense potential into concrete benefits. The fourth Ethiopia-Nigeria joint Ministerial Commission will be held in Abuja in 2024.