Addis Ababa, November 28, 2022 (FBC) – Ambassador Shitaye Minale, Ethiopian Ambassador to the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire, paid a courtesy call on Ambassador Hypolite Yaboue, Director General of Protocol Affairs in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, African Integration and Diaspora Affairs of Côte d’Ivoire, at his office on Sunday.
Ambassador Hypolite also granted her a warm welcome reception.
In their meeting, Ambassador Hypolite assured Ambassador Shitaye of his unreserved support, and wished her a successful tour of duty in Côte d’Ivoire.
He also briefed her of the preparation underway for her credential presentation.
Ambassador Shitaye, on her part, expressed her gratitude to the Government of Côte d’Ivoire for its principled support and robust solidarity with Ethiopia in the UN Human Rights Council.
Furthermore, Ambassador Shitaye accentuated the historic bilateral relations between the two countries since the 1960s, and the need to take these relations to new heights.
In this view, she expressed her strong commitment towards this end.
The Ambassadors underscored that Ethiopia and Côte d’Ivoire are key players in their respective sub-regions, and of course, have an untapped potential that can propel them into deeper ties particularly in various new areas of cooperation.
Ambassador Shitaye has also briefly illuminated to Ambassador Hypolite regarding the peace agreement reached recently between the Government of Ethiopia and TPLF.
She underscored the high time importance of the maxim of ‘African Solutions for African Problems’.
Amb. Shitaye is expected to present her copies of credentials to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, African Integration and Diaspora Affairs of Republic of Côte d’Ivoire and hold discussions with various Ivorian line ministries in the coming week, as per MFA Ethiopia.