Addis Ababa, May 12, 2020 (FBC) – A Turkish company, Yapi Merkezi donated 5 tons of dry food in support of flood victims in Somali regional state.
The dry food donation includes lentils, chickpeas, macaroni, and beans, it is indicated.
Speaking at the handover ceremony, Minister of Women, Children and Youth, Filsen Abdulahi said “We have been soliciting and mobilizing resources in response to COVID-19 pandemic, and the Turkish government and investors were among those who came forward with positive and rapid responses,”
“Turkish investors,” Filsen said, “have invested considerable capital in Ethiopia contributing to its economic growth and employment creation.”
“Most Turkish investors have interest in investing in Ethiopia in line with Ethiopia’s development strategy and investment policy,” she added.
Turkish Ambassador to Ethiopia Yaprak Alp on the occasion said that “not only government but our private sector rose to the occasion,” adding that Yapi Merkezi, one of companies Turkey is proud of, was engaging in constructing a part of the Ethiopia-Djibouti electric railway line.
“Turkey and Ethiopia have been close friends for centuries based on real and stable relationship,” Alp added.
Source: AA