FM Gedu confers with his Kenyan counterpart

Addis Ababa, February 5, 2020 (FBC) -Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia Gedu Andargachew welcomed today the Foreign Minister of Kenya Raychelle Omamo to his office and discussed ways of further enhancing bilateral relations and cooperation in the multilateral fora.

Gedu appreciated the long-standing and consistently peaceful relationship between the two countries which is based on trust and mutual respect.

The two countries should strive to implement their agreement to scale up their relations to a strategic partnership level through widening cooperation and engagement in the socio-economic arena, he added.

Gedu also took the opportunity to express his condolences to the Government and people of Kenya on the passing away of Kenya’s former President Daniel arap Moi.

The two countries should further expand their cooperation with IGAD, the African Union, the UN, and other international fora too, he said.

Kenya’s Foreign Minister Raychelle Omamo commended the constantly growing relations between the two countries.

She underscored the need to work together to identify common projects that can improve the lives of the people of Ethiopia and Kenya who, she said, “share similar lifestyles, customs, and language in addition to borders.”

In particular, Raychelle Omamo noted that the two countries need to work together in designing a joint project to protect their people from the worst locust invasion that is currently ravaging East Africa and the destructive force of flooding in the region.

Ethiopia and Kenya have established diplomatic relations in the mid-1950s, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.