Ambassador affirms Armenia’s interest to enhance cooperation with Ethiopia in multiple sectors

Addis Ababa, June 7, 2024 (FBC) – Armenia’s ambassador to Ethiopia Sahak Sargsyan said he is working to consolidate the collaboration between his country and Ethiopia in various sectors including education, tourism, industry, mining, trade among others.

In an exclusive interview with ENA, the ambassador highlighted the historical relationships between the two countries.

According to him, the two countries share common history and quit strong religious and cultural ties for several centuries.

Even if the two countries had strong historical ties, their modern diplomatic relationship was reestablished in recent few years, he indicated.

He said the religious, historical and cultural linkage existed between Ethiopia and Armenia for centuries will be instrumental to further strengthen the ties.

Currently, the Armenian embassy has already been opened in Ethiopia and the government of Armenia working to promote multi-sectoral relationship with Ethiopia.

“Ethiopia is important for us [Armenians] not only due to the historical ties but also the shared vision we have,” he noted.

“We share similar values with Ethiopia and I am trying to promote the collaborations between the two countries in various areas including education, industry, mining, trade among others.”

The ambassador expressed hope that the ties of Ethiopia and Armenia in business and investment spheres will be strengthened in the near future by organizing visits of the business communities of the two nations.

“There are plans; we are working on, to organize these trips very soon. We have seen a lot of potentials in Ethiopia in areas including the tourism sector which Armenians are interested in.”

Armenians have a huge interest to visit Ethiopia, and vice versa, Ambassador Sargsyan stated.

With respect to this, the embassy is working with the Ethiopian Airlines to organize tourism trips for Armenians who are interested to visit Ethiopia, he indicated