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A delegation from Ethiopia, led by the President of the Amhara Regional Supreme Court, Honourable Mr. Alemante Agedew,

A delegation from Ethiopia, led by the President of the Amhara Regional Supreme Court, Honourable Mr. Alemante Agedew, held productive discussions in The Hague on 26 and 27 March 2026. The President met with Mr. Garth Schofield, Deputy Secretary-General of the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA), and Ms. Anna Vasilieva, Deputy Secretary-General of The Hague Academy of International Law.
The discussions focus on a strategic plan to establish Ethiopia as a center for arbitration and to develop a centralized judicial complex in the Amhara region.
During the visit, the delegation also toured historic and architecturally significant sites in Antwerp and Brussels. In Brussels, Mr. Alemante met with and briefed staff of the Embassy of Ethiopia, there by concluding the visit in the Belgium and the Netherlands.

H.E. Ambassador Eshete Tilahun and his team visited Beekenkamp Group and Rijk Zwaan, two of the Netherlands’ leading horticultural companies

H.E. Ambassador Eshete Tilahun and his team visited Beekenkamp Group and Rijk Zwaan, two of the Netherlands’ leading horticultural companies. During the visit, Ambassador Eshete held pH.E. Ambassador Eshete Tilahun and his team visited Beekenkamp Group and Rijk Zwaan, two of the Netherlands’ leading horticultural companies. During the visit, Ambassador Eshete held productive discussions with Mrs. An Beekenkamp, CEO of Beekenkamp Group, and Mr. Edwin van der Klugt, Middle East Business Manager at Rijk Zwaan.
Both companies provided comprehensive briefings on their advanced seed development and plant propagation technologies, while also exploring new opportunities to strengthen long-term partnerships in support of Ethiopia’s horticultural sector. They reaffirmed their strong commitment to continued collaboration with Ethiopia.
The Embassy remains committed to strengthening these collaborations to advance innovation, attract investment, and drive sustainable agricultural growth in Ethiopia. roductive discussions with Mrs. An Beekenkamp, CEO of Beekenkamp Group, and Mr. Edwin van der Klugt, Middle East Business Manager at Rijk Zwaan.
Both companies provided comprehensive briefings on their advanced seed development and plant propagation technologies, while also exploring new opportunities to strengthen long-term partnerships in support of Ethiopia’s horticultural sector. They reaffirmed their strong commitment to continued collaboration with Ethiopia.
The Embassy remains committed to strengthening these collaborations to advance innovation, attract investment, and drive sustainable agricultural growth in Ethiopia.

Ambassador Eshete Tilahun Held meeting with EU Special Representative for Human Rights

Ambassador Eshete Tilahun Held meeting with EU Special Representative for Human Rights
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Ambassador Eshete Tilahun held discussion with H.E. Mrs. Kajsa Ollongren, European Union Special Representative for Human Rights on 12 March 2026. The discussions, held in the presence of H.E. Ambassador Sofie From-Emmesberger, EU Ambassador to Ethiopia. Highlights been on the upcoming visit of Mrs. Kajsa Ollongren to Ethiopia and exchange of views on EU-Ethiopia partnership with respect to governance and human rights.
Discussion strengthening engagement between Ethiopia and the European Union in areas of mutual interest were underscored.
H.E. Ambassador Eshete reaffirmed Ethiopia’s commitment to the promotion and protection of human rights, democratic values, the rule of law, good governance and national reconciliation. The two sides agreed on the need to maintain regular exchange of views on issues of mutual concerns.

በቤኔሉክስ ከሚኖሩ ኢትዮጵያውያንና ትውልደ- ኢትዮጵያውያን ጋር የውይይት መድረክ ተካሄደ፤

በቤኔሉክስ ከሚኖሩ ኢትዮጵያውያንና ትውልደ- ኢትዮጵያውያን ጋር የውይይት መድረክ ተካሄደ፤
በቤኔሉክስ አገራት የሚኖሩ ኢትዮጵያውያንና ትውልደ- ኢትዮጵያውያን ጋር የዳያስፖራውን ሁለንተናዊ የልማት ተሳትፎ ድርሻና ዕድሎች፣ የሚያጋጥሙ ተግዳሮቶች እና የመፍትሄ አቅጣጫዎች እንዲሁም ወቅታዊ አገራዊ የሰላም ጉዳዮች ላይ ያተኮረ የበይነ መረብ ውይይት ፌብሩዋሪ 07 ቀን 2026 ዓ.ም. ተካሂዷል።
በውይይቱ ላይ ከኢትዮጵያ ዳያስፖራ አገልግሎት ክቡር አምባሳደር አንተነህ ታሪኩ እና ክቡር አምባሳደር መርዋን በድሪ በክብር እንግድነት ተገኝተው ከታዳሚዎች ጋር ሃሳብ ተለዋውጠዋል። በክቡር አምባሳደር አንተነህ እና በኤምባሲው ሲኒየር ዲፕሎማት አማካኝነት፤ በኢንቨስትመንት፣ በቴክኖሎጂ ሽግግር እና በዕውቀት ሽግግር ዙሪያ ያሉ ሰፊ ዕድሎችና መንግስት ያዘጋጃቸው ማበረታቻዎች (Incentives) ላይ ዝርዝር ገለፃ ቀርቧል። ክቡር አምባሳደር አንተነህ በቅርብ ዓመታት የተካሄዱ የማይክሮ ኢኮኖሚ ሪፎርሞች የዳያስፖራውን የኢንቨስትመንት፣ የንግድና የቱሪዝም ተሳትፎ ለማሳደግ ምቹ ሁኔታዎችን መፍጠሩን በስፋት በማብራራት፣ በቤኔሉክስ አገራት የሚኖሩ ዳያስፖራዎች ያላቸውን አቅም በማቀናጀት በሀገር ግንባታ ሂደት ውስጥ ድርሻውን እንዲያጠናክሩ ጥሪ አቅርበዋል። ክቡር የሚሲዮኑ መሪ አምባሳደር እሸቴ ጥላሁን በበኩላቸው ኤምባሲው የዳያስፖራ ልማት ተሳትፎን ለማገዝና ቁርጠኝነትን ለማረጋገጥ ኢትዮጵያውያን በአገራቸው የኢንቨስትመንት ዘርፍ በንቃት በመሰማራት የበኩላቸውን ሚና እንዲወጡ ጥሪ አቅርበዋል። ተሳታፊዎች በበኩላቸው በኤምባሲው የሚዘጋጁት ወርሃዊ ስብሰባዎች እጅግ አስተማሪና ከሚሲዮኑ ጋር ያለውን ትስስር የሚያጠናክሩ መሆናቸውን በመግለጽ፣ መሰል መድረኮች ተጠናክረው እንዲቀጥሉ ጠይቀዋል። በመጨረሻም በኢንቨስትመንትና በልማት ስራዎች ላይ የሚገጥሙ ማነቆዎችን በመለየት፣ ተግባራዊና ዘላቂ መፍትሄዎችን በጋራ ለመታገል በመግባባት ስብሰባው ተጠናቅቋል።

H.E. Ambassador Eshete Tilahun held a meeting with H.E. Ambassador Geela Ali

H.E. Ambassador Eshete Tilahun held a meeting with H.E. Ambassador Geela Ali
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Ambassador Eshete Tilahun welcomed and held discussion with H.E. Ambassador Geela Ali of the Republic of Maldives to the Kingdom of Belgium and Head of Mission to the European Union, 6 February 2026.
The Ambassadors exchanged views about the working culture of the Bureau of the Committee of Ambassadors of the OACPS. Ambassador Eshete highlighted the role of the regional coordinator for the Eastern Africa Region Ambassadors Group (EAG) and issues of focus during the next six months when Maldives will assume the role of coordinating EAG. The two Ambassadors also exchanged views on the current situation of the OACPS Secretariat and the need to work closely together.

H.E. Ambassador Eshete Tilahun discussed with the Committee Linking Entrepreneurship, Agriculture, and Development (COLEAD) Team

H.E. Ambassador Eshete Tilahun discussed with the Committee Linking Entrepreneurship, Agriculture, and Development (COLEAD) Team
Today, 27 January 2026, Ambassador Eshete Tilahun met representatives from the COLEAD and discussed the scope and impact of its activities in Ethiopia. Ambassador Eshete underscored the importance of forging closer ties between the Embassy and COLEAD to streamline activities related to agricultural development, particularly in the horticultural value chain.
The COLEAD team delivered an in-depth briefing, highlighting programs such as MAHBER and AGRINFO, which are funded by the European Union and designed to advocate for and support capacity building of SMEs in the horticulture sector. The representatives stated technical assistance, and collaborative partnerships with local institutions including trainings are the priorities of COLEAD.
Ambassador Eshete Tilahun expressed appreciation for COLEAD’s initiative and urged the team to stay vigilant on delivering tangible results. He also emphasized the Embassy’s readiness to facilitate and strengthen coordination with COLEAD.

Ambassador Eshete Tilahun Meets with Ambassador Marc Pecsteen

Ambassador Eshete Tilahun Meets with Ambassador Marc Pecsteen

H.E. Ambassador Eshete Tilahun confers with H.E. Ambassador Marc Pecsteen, Africa Director and Special Envoy for the Great Lakes at the Federal Public Service (FPS) Foreign Affairs, European Affairs, Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation of the Kingdom of Belgium and held a bilateral discussions.

The two Ambassadors exchanged views on issues of mutual interest, with particular emphasis on the upcoming celebration of the 120th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Ethiopia and Belgium and ways to commemorate the milestone in a manner that reflects the depth and longevity of bilateral relations.

The discussion also included areas for cooperation aimed at further strengthening and deepening the longstanding bilateral partnership in relation of the two countries. In addition, the Ambassadors exchanged perspectives on local, regional, and international developments.

The Embassy held talks with the American European Community Association(AECA)

The Embassy held talks with the American European Community Association(AECA)
Today, 16 January 2025, H.E. Ambassador Eshete Tilahun discussed with Mr. Christophe de CALLATAY, CEO of American European Community Association (AECA), on nurturing business relations with Ethiopia and strengthening collaboration between the Embassy and members of the Association.
Ambassador Eshete briefed Mr. Callatay about the wider and still expanding business opportunities in Ethiopia.
The two sides agreed to work together to organize a platform for members of AECA in view of encouraging companies interested in Agri-business, Manufacturing, Finance, Digitalization, Energy, and Mining sectors of Ethiopia.

Meeting Held Between H.E. Ambassador Eshete Tilahun and UCB Pharmaceutical Company Representatives*.

Meeting Held Between H.E. Ambassador Eshete Tilahun and UCB Pharmaceutical Company Representatives.
Ethiopia Encourages Belgian Pharmaceutical Investment.
Today, 5 January 2026, Ambassador Eshete Tilahun met with two senior representatives from UCB, a leading Belgian pharmaceutical company, and discussed investment possibilities in Ethiopian. The meeting focused on exploring opportunities in Ethiopia’s rapidly growing healthcare sector, increasing local and regional demand including through the establishment of Regional Hub.
Ambassador Eshete explained about the investment climate, regulatory landscape, and potential areas of partnership that could be mutually beneficial. He emphasized the government’s commitment to welcoming foreign investors and highlighted ongoing reforms and policies aimed at supporting the pharmaceutical industry. He noted the relative advantage of investing in Ethiopia.
The UCB representatives expressed their keen interest in understanding the Ethiopian market and discussed the available avenues for collaboration.
The meeting concluded with UCB colleagues agreeing to further explore concrete steps that would take them to Addis Ababa to participate in March/April 2026 Business Forums, signaling a promising outlook.
*N.B.* _*UCB is an anchor Belgian bio-pharmaceutical company, develops products and solutions for neurological and immunological diseases worldwide.