(3 minutes read)
Ethiopia’s Deputy PM and Foreign Minister hosted the U.S. Secretary of State. Antony Blinken recently. He had discussions with Ethiopian federal officials and Tigrayan representatives in Addis Ababa. The discussions were centred around the implementation of the peace deal that ended the war in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region as well as humanitarian support
Ethiopia’s Deputy PM and Foreign Minister hosted the U.S. Secretary of State. Antony Blinken recently. He had discussions with Ethiopian federal officials and Tigrayan representatives in Addis Ababa. The discussions were centred around the implementation of the peace deal that ended the war in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region as well as humanitarian support.
It may be recalled that the conflict led the U.S. to suspend some preferential trade agreements with Ethiopia. Restoration of those facilities was also discussed at the meeting. It is also reported that Blinken also met humanitarian partners and civil society actors to discuss humanitarian assistance delivery, food security, and human rights. As a part of this, Blinken will also meet with the African Union Commission Chairperson, which brokered the peace deal.
Read Also:
Importantly, the U.S. Secretary of State Blinken will proceed to Niger, reportedly the first visit of a US secretary of state to that country. He will meet President Mohamed Bazoum and Foreign Minister Hassoumi Massaoudou in Niamey.
