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H.E. Ambassador Eshete Tilahun held discussion with H.E. Mrs. Aiga Liepina.

H.E. Ambassador Eshete Tilahun held discussion with H.E. Mrs. Aiga Liepina.
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Ambassador Eshete welcomed H.E. Mrs. Aiga Liepina, the Ambassador of Latvia to Belgium and Luxembourg, on 28 March 2025 at his office and exchanged views on issues concerning bilateral, regional and international affairs.
During the discussion Ambassador Liepina underscored that Latvia is very keen on finalizing documents of common common interest with Ethiopia to enhance connectivity between the two countries. The two Ambassadors agreed to communicate with relevant authorities to sees significant potentials of cooperation in logistics and ICT developments. They highlighted that as hub in Northern Europe/ Baltic, region Riga can partner Addis Ababa through their Airlines.
Latvia is candidate for non-permanent seat of the UN Security Council 2026-2027 term and has requested Ethiopia’s support. Ambassador Eshete noted that Ethiopia recognizes the election is following the regional clean slate, emphasized the important role of the E10. He also mentioned the need of reforming the United Nations Security Council to ensure fair representation for Africa. Ambassador Aiga stated Latvia’s commitment to support the African position. The Ambassadors agreed to work on the opportunities provided for short-term summer academic and research training programs.

Ambassador Eshete Tilahun held discussion with Mr. Oumar Doumbouya

Ambassador Eshete Tilahun held discussion with Mr. Oumar Doumbouya
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H.E. Eshete Tilahun, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia in Brussels met and exchanged views with Mr. Oumar Doumbouya, Director for External Liaison Offices in the European Parliament Directorate General for Parliamentary Democracy Partnerships on 20 March 2025 at the chancery of the Embassy.
During the meeting, the two sides exchanged views on a wide range of issues, among others, the importance of working together both at National Parliament and the African Union level. The EU and Ethiopia bilateral cooperation and partnership, regional issues and strengthening working relation between the Directorate and the Embassy underlined by both officials. Accordingly, they agreed on the importance of continuing to exchange views with the European Parliament on domestic and regional issues of mutual interest.

H.E. Ambassador Eshete Tilahun held a bilateral meeting with H.E. Ambassador Dr. Khadija O.Ali

H.E. Ambassador Eshete Tilahun held a bilateral meeting with H.E. Ambassador Dr. Khadija O.Ali
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Today, March 17, 2025, Eshete Tilahun, Ambassador of Ethiopia to the BENLUX Countries and the EU Institutions, met with H.E. Ambassador Dr. Khadija O.Ali, Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Somalia to the Kingdom of Belgium, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and the European Union.
During the meeting, the two officials exchanged views on bilateral, regional and continental issues. Recognizing the interdependence of the two sisterly neighbouring countries, the two Ambassadors underscored their commitment to strengthening cooperation in areas of mutual interest, particularly the need for continuous coordination on common challenges and subjects of interests.
They reaffirmed their readiness that the two Embassies to collaborate in the efforts of achieving common objectives.

H.E. Ambassador Eshete Tilahun and H.E. Ms. Pernilla Sjölin held discussion

H.E. Ambassador Eshete Tilahun and H.E. Ms. Pernilla Sjölin held discussion
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Ambassador Eshete Tilahun met with Ms. Pernilla Sjölin, Chief of Protocol Director at the European Commission, to discuss on major bilateral issues and the status of presenting his credentials to the President of the European Commission.
Both officials underscored the importance of strengthening strategic ties and enhancing cooperation between Ethiopia and the European Union. They explored avenues for closer collaboration in areas of mutual interests including global and regional issues. Ambassador Eshete Tilahun emphasized Ethiopia’s commitment to deepening its partnership with the EU, while Ms. Sjölin also reaffirmed the new Commission’s projection to foster constructive engagements.
Ms. Sjölin outlined the protocol requirements and ceremonial aspects of the credential presentation and highlighted the significance of this diplomatic tradition in reaffirming Ethiopia’s commitment to its relationship with the EU.
Ambassador Eshete Tilahun conveyed his gratitude for the guidance and reaffirmed his commitment to advocating for Ethiopia and EU mutual interests within the European Union Institutions.

The 129th Adwa Victory Day celebrated in the Embassy with the Ethiopian Diaspora in the BENELUX

The 129th Adwa Victory Day celebrated in the Embassy with the Ethiopian Diaspora in the BENELUX
The Embassy of Ethiopia in Brussels marked the 129th anniversary of Adwa Victory Day under the theme “Adwa: Black People’s Victory.” The event brought together Ethiopian diplomats, members of the Ethiopian diaspora in Benelux, and friends of Ethiopia to commemorate this historic triumph.
At the opening of the celebration, H.E. Ambassador Eshete Tilahun highlighted the historical significance of Adwa as a symbol of African resilience and the struggle for freedom, dignitary and sovereignty. He emphasized that Ethiopia’s sovereignty and national honor remain non-negotiable, urging the younger generation to uphold the legacy of Adwa by supporting national flagship projects like the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD).
Members of Ethiopian Diasporas in attendance reflected on how the victory of Adwa has reshaped global perceptions of equality, the essence of independence war and resistance. They also stressed the importance of preserving the hard-won freedom and honoring the sacrifices of their ancestors. They called on the young to pass the torch of the Adwa victory to the future generations. The need to combat poverty and champion Ethiopia’s development as a model for Africa is also underlined.
The ceremony began with the singing of Ethiopia’s national anthem, followed by a presentation on the historical significance of the Adwa victory. The discussion held thereafter demonstrated the bravery, unity, and sacrifice that led to Ethiopia’s Victory. A poem commemorating the occasion was performed by two female diaspora members, while veteran community members shared insights on Adwa’s lasting impact on Black liberation movements worldwide. Celebrants shared views stating that the spirit of Adwa has defined the just and unjust relations of the human race.
The event concluded with a cake-cutting ceremony, followed by traditional Ethiopian food and coffee. The jubilating celebration reaffirmed Adwa’s legacy as a victory for all Black people and a source of national pride for Ethiopians in the world.

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በብራሰልስ የኢ.ፌ.ዲ.ሪ. ኤምባሲ ዲፕሎማቶች በቤኔሉክስ ከሚገኙ የዳያስፖራ አባላት ጋር 129ኛውን የአድዋ ድል በዓል አከበሩ

በብራሰልስ የኢ.ፌ.ዲ.ሪ. ኤምባሲ ዲፕሎማቶች በቤኔሉክስ ከሚገኙ የዳያስፖራ አባላት ጋር 129ኛውን የአድዋ ድል በዓል አከበሩ
በቤኔሉክስ አገሮች እና በአውሮፓ ህብረት የኢ.ፌ.ዲ.ሪ. አምባሳደርና ዲፕሎማቶች ቤኔሉክስ ከሚኖሩ ኢትዮጵያውያን እና ትውልደ-ኢትዮጵያውያን ጋር 129ኛውን የአድዋ ድል በዓል “ዓድዋ የጥቁር ህዝቦች ድል” በሚል መሪ ሃሳብ በድምቀት አክብረዋል።
በበዓሉ አከባበር ላይ የቤኔሉክስ አገራት እና የአውሮፓ ህብረት ተቋማት የኢ.ፌ.ዲ.ሪ. ባለሙሉ ስልጣን አምባሳደር ክቡር እሸቴ ጥላሁን አድዋ ለጥቁር ህዝቦች የአሸናፊነት ተምሳሌት በመሆን ነፃ ለመውጣት በተካሄዱ ትግሎች መነቃቃት የፈጠረ ታላቅ ድል መሆኑን አስታውሰው፣ የዛሬው ትውልድ እንደ አድዋ የታላቁን ህዳሴ ግድብና ሌሎችም የሰንደቅ ዓላማ ፕሮጀክቶችን እና የሀገር መለያ ምልክቶችን በመገንባት የኢትዮጵያን ክብር ከፍ ማድረግ እንዳለበት፣ ሉዓላዊነትን እና ብሄራዊ ክብርን የማስጠበቅ ኃላፊነት በምንም ዓይነት ፈተና ወይም የፖለቲካ ፍላጎት ለድርድር እንደማይቀርብ ገልፀዋል።
በዓሉን የታደሙ ኢትዮጵያውያን እና ትውልደ ኢትዮጵያውያን የአድዋ ድል የዓለምን የጦርነትና የአሸናፊነት ታሪክ የቀየረ መሆኑን፣ አባቶቻችን ጠብቀው ያቆዩትን ነፃነትና ክብር አስቀጥሎ መሄድ እንደሚገባ፣ ትውልዱ የህዳሴውን ግድብ በማጠናቀቅ ድህነትን ማሸነፍና ለአፍሪካውያን ብሎም ለጥቁር ህዝብ የልማት ተምሳሌት መሆን እንዳለበት ገልፀዋል።
በዓሉ የአገራችን ብሔራዊ መዝሙር በመዘመር የተጀመረ ሲሆን፣ ስለታላቁ የአድዋ ድል የሚያትት መነሻ ጽሁፍ ለበዓሉ ታዳሚዎች ቀርቦ ውይይት ተደርጎበታል። በመነሻ ጽሑፉ የዓድዋ ድል የአያቶችን የዓላማ ፅናት እና አትንኩኝ ባይነት የታየበት፣ የውስጥ ልዩነቶችን በመቀነስ የውጭ ጠላትን በጋራ ድል በማድረግ መስዋእትነት የተከፈለበት እንደሆን ተገልጿል። በጀግንነትና በብዙ መስዋዕትነት የተገኘ የጋራ ድል መሆኑ ተወስቷል። ድሉን የሚዘክር ግጥምና ሽለላ በሁለት ሴት የዳያስፖራ አባላት ቀርቧል። ሁለት አንጋፋ የዳያስፖራ አባላት ደግሞ አድዋ ከነተጽእኖ አድራሽነቱ መከበር ያለበት የጥቁር ህዝቦች ድል እንደሆነ አስረድተዋል።
በመቀጠል ለበዓሉ የተዘጋጀውን ኬክ በመቁረስ ፣ የባህላዊ ምግቦች እና የቡና መስተንግዶ ተከናውኖ በዓሉ በቤኔሉክስ ከሚኖሩ ኢትዮጵያውያን፣ ትውልደ ኢትዮጵያውያን እና የኢትዮጵያ ወዳጆች ጋር በተጀመረበት ሁኔታ በድምቀት ተጠናቅቋል።

The Ethiopian Diplomatic Mission paid a Courtesy Call to Mr. Andrew McDowell H.E. Ambassador Eshete Tilahun, accompanied by his delegation held a courtesy meeting with Mr. Andrew McDowell, Director General of the European Investment Bank (EIB) – Global and his team on 27 February 2025.

The Ethiopian Diplomatic Mission paid a Courtesy Call to Mr. Andrew McDowell
H.E. Ambassador Eshete Tilahun, accompanied by his delegation held a courtesy meeting with Mr. Andrew McDowell, Director General of the European Investment Bank (EIB) – Global and his team on 27 February 2025.
After brief introduction during the meeting Mr. McDowell and his team have provided an overview of the EIB’s operations, highlighting the strategic presence of the bank in Ethiopia’s key sectors. The priority sectors being finance, energy, infrastructure, water and agriculture. They elaborated on the ongoing and upcoming projects, emphasizing the institution’s commitment to support and work with Ethiopia. Particular attention drawn to the economic development through sustainable investments and financing partnerships.
Ambassador Eshete on his part expressed his appreciation for the bank’s long-lasting collaboration with Ethiopia and the role of EIB in financing development initiatives and specific project. He provided insights into Ethiopia’s priority sectors as major drivers of growth and development of the country. He also outlined key areas where further cooperation could be strengthened. The Ambassador emphasized the importance of sustained financial support and technical assistance to drive Ethiopia’s economic development. In the context of the country’s ongoing reform, EU’s Global Gateway, the depth investment and business opportunities for entrepreneurs from European countries and Ethiopia are explored. The officials agreed to consult and exchange information regularly.

Embassy Team met with Luxembourg Officials

Embassy Team met with Luxembourg Officials.
H.E. Ambassador Eshete Tilahun, along with his Delegation, held a meeting with Ms. Valérie Heyman, the Deputy Director for Political Affairs and Africa Director at the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs, Defence, Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. Also in attendance was H.E. Mrs. Jeanne Crauser, the Ambassador of Luxembourg to Ethiopia.
At the meeting, Ambassador Eshete expressed his gratitude for the warm welcome and acknowledged the importance of the ongoing capacity-building cooperation in the financial sector. He then outlined his key priorities, emphasizing the need to strengthen existing collaborations while exploring new avenues of partnership between Ethiopian and Luxembourg institutions.
Ms. Heyman affirmed the Ministry’s commitment to supporting efforts aimed at deepening bilateral cooperation. Both sides highlighted the importance of working closely to identify and implement new opportunities for engagement across various sectors. Prior to the meeting Ambassador Eshete briefly met with Ms. Véronique Dockendorf, the Director for Political affairs at the Ministry.

Ambassador Eshete Tilahun presented his Credentials to His Royal Highness Prince Guillaume, Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg

Ambassador Eshete Tilahun presented his Credentials to His Royal Highness Prince Guillaume, Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg

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H.E. Eshete Tilahun presented his credentials to His Royal Highness Prince Guillaume, Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg at the Grand Ducal Court.

During the meeting, Ambassador Eshete expressed his appreciation for the warm welcome and cooperation between Ethiopia and Luxembourg. He also highlighted the key priorities of his tenure which include further strengthening the capacity building cooperation in the financial sector, enhancing people-to-people ties and promoting trade, investment and tourism between the two countries.

His Royal Highness Prince Guillaume on his part assured Luxembourg’s commitment to further enhancing bilateral cooperation and assured the Ambassador of the Government of Luxembourg’s full support in advancing mutually beneficial collaboration.

ጠቅላይ ሚኒስትር ዐቢይ አሕመድ እና የልዑካን ቡድናቸው ዛሬ በሶማሊያ ሞቃዲሾ ጉብኝት አድርገዋል።

ጠቅላይ ሚኒስትር ዐቢይ አሕመድ እና የልዑካን ቡድናቸው ዛሬ በሶማሊያ ሞቃዲሾ ጉብኝት አድርገዋል። ሁለቱ መሪዎች አስቀድሞ የሁለትዮሽ ግንኙነታቸውን ለማጠናከር ካደረጓቸው ውይይቶች የቀጠለ ሰፋ ያለ ውይይት አድርገዋል። ውይይታቸው በሰላም እና ፀጥታ፣ በኢኮኖሚ፣ በዲፕሎማሲ እና በጋራ ሊሰሩ በሚችሉ የመሠረተ ልማት ሥራዎች ላይ ያተኮረ ነበር።
ጠቅላይ ሚኒስትር ዐቢይ አሕመድ ለትብብር እና የጋራ ጥቅም የቀጠናውን እምቅ አቅም አፅንዖት ሰጥተው እንደሚከተለው አንስተዋል።
“የአፍሪካ ቀንድ በሀብት የበለፀገ ነው። ለም ምድር፣ የተፈጥሮ ውሃ እና የሰው ኃይል ሀብቶች አሉት። ይሁንና ራሳችንን ለመመገብ ስንቸገር ይስተዋላል። ቀጠናዊ ትስስር የጋራ ህልማችንን እውን ለማድረግ እጅግ ጠቃሚ ነው።”
ጠቅላይ ሚኒስትር ዐቢይ አሕመድ እና የልዑካን ቡድናቸውም ጉብኝቱን አጠናቀው ተመልስዋል።
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and his delegation held a visit to Mogadishu, Somalia, earlier today. The two leaders held extensive discussions, building on previous engagements to strengthen bilateral relations. Their talks focused on peace and security, the economy, diplomacy, and opportunities for joint infrastructure development.
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed emphasized the region’s immense potential for cooperation and mutual benefit, stating:
“The Horn of Africa is rich in resources—fertile lands, fresh water, and human capital. Yet, as a region, we struggle to feed ourselves. This makes integration essential to achieving our shared aspirations.”
The Prime Minister and his delegation have concluded their visit and returned to Ethiopia.