Ethiopia, Pakistan discuss bilateral cooperation in Science & Technology

Addis Ababa, October 25, 2023 (FBC) – Jemal Beker, Ambassador of Ethiopia to Pakistan, on Wednesday met with Prof. M. Iqbal Choudhary, Coordinator General COMSTECH, and discussed potential areas of bilateral cooperation in the field of science and technology.

Both sides discussed needful initiatives including institutional collaboration for effective capacity building of Ethiopian human resource in healthcare, education, technology and innovation sectors.

Ambassador Jemal Beker Abdula expressed gratitude to Prof. M. Iqbal Choudhary for his keen interest in sharing knowledge and expertise with the Government of Ethiopia and assured him of full cooperation in this regard.

The ambassador said the Government of Ethiopia attached great importance to the technology sector which was on priority in Homegrown Economic Reform Agenda launched under the leadership of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed.

He also proposed exchange of delegations from education, healthcare and technology sectors for institutional development in Ethiopia.

The Ambassador also highlighted the boost witnessed by Ethiopia and Pakistan’s bilateral relationship in the recent past including commencement of the Ethiopian Airlines’ flight operations in Karachi playing critical role in further strengthening people-to-people contacts between the two countries.

“Ethiopia is a gateway to Africa and by bringing the Ethiopian Airlines in Pakistan, we have connected Pakistan with the whole African continent,” the ambassador remarked.

For his part, the Coordinator General of COMSTECH, Prof. M. Iqbal Choudhary, expressed keenness to support capacity-building initiatives of the Government of Ethiopia through knowledge sharing which would help Ethiopia develop indigenous technologies in important socio-economic sectors.