France expresses commitment to working with Ethiopia to ensure regional, global stability
Addis Ababa, January 28, 2025 (FMC) – French Ambassador to Ethiopia, Alexis Lamek underscored Ethiopia’s vital contribution to global peace and security affirming France’s commitment to working with the country to ensure regional and global stability.
The French Ambassador elaborated that French President Emmanuel Macron’s recent visit to Ethiopia was instrumental in further strengthening the ties between the two countries.
According to Ambassador Lamek, President Macron and Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed agreed to collaborate on expanding French education, preserving cultural heritage, and supporting Ethiopia’s economy.
In particular, France has shown a strong commitment to supporting Ethiopia’s homegrown macro-economic reforms.
“We are currently supporting Ethiopia’s macroeconomic reform program because we believe that it is very important for the development of the country.”
Ambassador Lamek also underscored Ethiopia’s vital contribution to global peace and security and affirmed France’s commitment to working with Ethiopia to ensure regional and global stability.
“Ethiopia is a very important troop contributing country to peacekeeping operations. Ethiopia is also contributing to the African-led peacekeeping operations like the one in Somalia which is very important. African forces including Ethiopian are now fighting against terrorist organizations.”
Ambassador Lamek remarked that Ethiopia’s quest for access to sea is a legitimate concern which has to be address in the context of peaceful dialogue.
“It is very legitimate concern on the side of Ethiopia. Actually when President Macron was here he mentioned that emphasizing that the quest for access to sea is a legitimate one which has to be addressed in the context of peaceful dialogue,” he said as quoted by ENA.
Drawing from Europe’s experience, he explained how landlocked European countries secured sea access through regional integration and international cooperation, suggesting that this approach could work for Ethiopia as well.
Ambassador Lamek mentioned that there are numerous ways the international community can support Ethiopia in its endeavors to connect to the sea.