Ethiopian delegation participates in the 115th OACPS Council deliberation in Brussels
Addis Ababa, November 28, 2022 (FBC) – Ethiopian delegation is participating in the 115th Organization of the African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) Council of Ministers meeting
The meeting was opened in Brussels on Sunday to deliberate on its biannual ministerial session. The Ethiopian delegation was led by Minister of State for Finance, Semerita Sewasew.
The State Minister and her delegation have taken part in the 115th deliberations of the council.
The meeting has covered issues of the strategic focuses that range from partnership within member States and their links with the European Union, expansion of its partnership and visibility within the global framework, enhancement of the Secretariat’s reform and current global issues, among others, food and energy crisis to climate change.
During the first day of the council’s deliberation, Semerita expressed Ethiopia’s position on the need to strengthen the reform of the organization to make it fit for purpose.
On global issues, she also noted the importance of emphasizing the need to realize concrete steps in the outcomes of the COP27.
In this instance, the State Minister emphasized that member countries should pursue a strong position for the recently formed “loss and damage fund” to be a viable financing mechanism to support vulnerable countries.
According to the Ethiopian Embassy in Brussels, the Council will continue its second and last day deliberations later this afternoon before seating for the OACPS-EU Council of ministers on the 29th of November.