Addis Ababa, September 15, 2023 (FBC) – Cuban Ambassador expects Ethiopia’s participation in the upcoming Group 77 plus China Summit in Havana that will also take his country’s relations with Ethiopia to a new level.
In an exclusive interview with EPA , Ambassador Jorge Lefebre Nicolas noted that the two-day Summit is expected to be held under the theme “Current Development Challenges: Role of Science, Technology and Innovation.”
In the Summit, Cuba would hand over its presidency to other member states and the participants are expected to further strengthen partnership via deliberating and passing important decisions. “We want to maintain the group and we are going to discuss important issues including conflicts and the global economic crisis.”
According to the Ambassador, the presence of China in this group gives some economic power as the latter is one of the most important investors in the Global South. G-77+ China is a very significant platform for negotiating with the United Nations (UN) and the main objective of the group is to support each other and put forth their position in the UN.
Mentioning the two countries strong partnership in many fields including the development of innovation and technology, the Ambassador expressed optimism that Demeke’s visit would give additional impetus in the cooperation. Two months ago, Ethiopia and Cuba started capacity building cooperation that would help the latter to utilize its immense water resources.
At the sidelines of the Summit, Ethiopia’s Embassy would be reopened in Havana.
The Group of 77 at the United Nations is a coalition of 134 developing countries designed to promote members’ collective economic interests and create enhanced joint negotiating capacity in the UN, it was learned.