Addis Ababa, November 24, 2022 (FBC) – The FDRE Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Demeke Mekonnen, conferred on Thursday with African Union Commission Chairperson, Moussa Faki Mahamt, in Niamey, Niger.
The Ethiopian high-level delegation, led by DPM & FM Demeke Mekonnen, is attending the AU Extraordinary Summit on Industrialization and Economic Diversification on the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).
On the margins of the Summit, DPM & FM Demeke expressed his gratitude for the critical role AUC has played in the signing of the Peace Agreement in Pretoria between the Government of Ethiopia and TPLF.
He hailed AU for its principled positions in the course of the conflict and later in the negotiation stages in Pretoria and Nairobi.
The Government of Ethiopia is committed for the full implementation of the peace deal, Demeke reaffirmed.
AUC Chairperson, Moussa Faki Mahamat, praised the Ethiopian government’s leadership for its trust on the AUC initiatives and its mechanisms.
The Pretoria agreement is a typical example of how Africa can solve its problems, the AUC Chairperson further said.