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H.E. Ambassador Eshete Tilahun held  courtesy meeting with H.E. Ambassador  G. Baris Tantekin

H.E. Ambassador Eshete Tilahun held  courtesy meeting with H.E. Ambassador  G. Baris Tantekin

 

Ambassador Eshete Tilahun welcomed at his office and held a courtesy discussion with Ambassador  G. Baris Tantekin, Head of Mission of the Republic of Türkiye to the Kingdom of Belgium on 29 August, 2025.

Ambassador Eshete highlighted the close relationship between Ethiopia and Türkiye in economic development and geostrategic issues. The two Ambassadors expressed their commitment to strengthening relations in bilateral, regional and global affairs in the activities of their respective diplomatic mission.

The Ambassadors  also discussed on the need to collaborate within different platforms on regional and global issues and maintaining regular communications.

Ambassador Eshete Tilahun held discussion with Holy Ranaivozanany

Ambassador Eshete Tilahun held discussion with Holy Ranaivozanany
Ambassador Eshete Tilahun held fruitful discussion with Ms. Holy Ranaivozanany, Deputy Executive Director of the Africa-Europe Foundation at his office on 26 August 2025. The discussion focused on how fostering mutually beneficial Africa-Europe partnership. AU-EU partnership focuses on clean energy, digital transformation, youth leadership, infrastructure, and the transition minerals sector.
The Deputy Executive Director briefed the role, activities and working process of the Foundation. It works to facilitate multi-stakeholder dialogue, catalyse partnerships between the two continents by building a true partnership and a vision for a shared future. Ms. Ranaivozanany expressed the Foundation’s interest to work in collaboration with the Ethiopian Government in the upcoming Second Africa Climate Summit (ACS2) and the seventh AU-EU Summit.
Ambassador Eshete on his part acknowledged the contribution of the Africa-Europe Foundation on facilitating cross continental cooperation between Africa and Europe. He appreciated the commitments of the Foundation to work with African Institutions including Embassies.
The two sides have agreed on the importance of continuing to exchange views and reaffirmed their commitment to cooperate on areas of common interests.

ከኦገስት 18 እስከ 22 ቀን 2025 ዓ.ም. በቤልጅየም ፍሌሚሽ እና በኢትዮጵያ ዩኒቨርስቲዎች የድህረ-ምረቃ (PhD) ልምድ ልውውጥ ወርክሾፕ የተሳተፉ ከሰባት የኢትዮጵያ ዩኒቨርስቲዎች የተወጣጡ ምሁራን በብራሰልስ የኢ.ፌ.ዲ.ሪ. ኤምባሲ በመገኘት ከክቡር አምባሳደር እሸቴ ጥላሁን ጋር ስለቆይታቸው ሃሳብ ተለዋውጠዋል።

ከኦገስት 18 እስከ 22 ቀን 2025 ዓ.ም. በቤልጅየም ፍሌሚሽ እና በኢትዮጵያ ዩኒቨርስቲዎች የድህረ-ምረቃ (PhD) ልምድ ልውውጥ ወርክሾፕ የተሳተፉ ከሰባት የኢትዮጵያ ዩኒቨርስቲዎች የተወጣጡ ምሁራን በብራሰልስ የኢ.ፌ.ዲ.ሪ. ኤምባሲ በመገኘት ከክቡር አምባሳደር እሸቴ ጥላሁን ጋር ስለቆይታቸው ሃሳብ ተለዋውጠዋል።
አምባሳደር እሸቴ በመጪው አመት በሚከበረው የኢትዮጵያና ቤልጅየም የዲፕሎማሲ ግንኙነት 120ኛ ዓመት ክብረ- በዓል የትምህርት ዘርፍ ትብብርን መዘከር እንደሚገባና ክብረ-በዓሉ ትብብሩን በሚያሳይ መልኩ መከበር እንዳለበት አንስተዋል። ከትብብሩ የተገኘውን ልምድ ወደሁሉም ዩኒቨርሲቲዎቻችን ማስፋት ጠቃሚ መሆኑን የሁለቱ ወገን የፕሮግራም አስተባባሪዎች ገልፀዋል።
Professors from seven Ethiopian Universities who took part in the Flemish–Ethiopian Postgraduate (PhD) Experience sharing Workshop, held from August 18 to 22, 2025, visited the Embassy of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia in Brussels. The Professors and engaged in discussions with H.E. Ambassador Eshete Tilahun to reflect impression of their mission.
Ambassador Eshete emphasized the importance of further strengthening the cooperation in the higher education and of showcasing such collaboration as part of the upcoming celebration of the 120th Anniversary of Ethiopia–Belgium diplomatic relations. Coordinators of the programmers for both sides emphasized the importance of scaling up the Doctoral Degree Programs.

በቤኔሉክስ ለሚገኙ ኢትዮጵያውያንና ትውልደ- ኢትዮጵያውያን ልጆች ለኢትዮጵያ ያላቸውን ፍቅር ለማነቃቃት እንዲሁም ባህልና እሴትን እንዲያውቁ ለማድረግ ያለመ ከእለታት አንድ ቀን……. በኢትዮጵያ ቤት ልዩ የልጆች መዝናኛ ዝግጅት ብራሰልስ በሚገኘው የኢ.ፌ.ዲ.ሪ. ኤምባሲ ዛሬ ነሐሴ 10 ቀን 2017 ዓ.ም. በድምቀት ተከናውኗል።

በቤኔሉክስ ለሚገኙ ኢትዮጵያውያንና ትውልደ- ኢትዮጵያውያን ልጆች ለኢትዮጵያ ያላቸውን ፍቅር ለማነቃቃት እንዲሁም ባህልና እሴትን እንዲያውቁ ለማድረግ ያለመ ከእለታት አንድ ቀን……. በኢትዮጵያ ቤት ልዩ የልጆች መዝናኛ ዝግጅት ብራሰልስ በሚገኘው የኢ.ፌ.ዲ.ሪ. ኤምባሲ ዛሬ ነሐሴ 10 ቀን 2017 ዓ.ም. በድምቀት ተከናውኗል።
በዝግጅቱ ክቡር አምባሳደር እሸቴ ጥላሁን ባስተላለፉት መልዕክት ልጆች ከምንጫቸው ጋር ትስስር እንዲፈጥሩ ወላጆች ሚና እንዳላቸው አንስተው፣ ዳያስፖራው በሚገኝበት ማህበረሰብ እርስበርስ መተዋወቅ፣ መተሳሰር እንዲሁም ለአገር አንድነት በጋራ መስራት አስፈላጊ መሆኑን ገልፀዋል።
በሉግዘምበርግ የኢትዮጵያ የክብር ቆንስል እና የላሜ ቦራ (ፈረንሳይኛ) ጸሃፊ ማዳም ሄኖኬ ወልደመድህን ኩርት በዝግጅቱ ባስተላለፉት መልዕክት ዳያስፖራው ለልጆች የኢትዮጵያን ባህልና እሴት በማስተማር ማሳወቅ እንዳለበትና የበለጸገ ታሪክ ባላት ኢትዮጵያ መኩራት እንደሚገባ ገልፀዋል። ከአገራችን እውቅ የልጆች ታሪኮች አንዱ የሆነውን ” ላሜ ቦራ” የተረት መፅሃፍ በፈረንሳይኛ የፃፉበትን መሰረት ሃሳብ በማብራራት ታሪኩ አንብበዋል።
በቤልጅየም ለማህበራዊ አገልግሎት የመጡት አርቲስት ንብረት ገላው ( እከ) በዝግጅቱ በመገኘት ስለ አገር ፍቅርና በጋራ ስለመስራት አስፈላጊነት ንግግር አድርገዋል። በዝግጅቱ ከተገኙ ልጆች ጋር የቡሄ ጭፈራን እንዲሁም ሌሎች ባህላዊ ጨዋታዎችን በማስተዋወቅ ታዳሚ ልጆች ባህሉን እንዲረዱ አድርገዋል።
በእለቱ ከተረት ንባብ በተጨማሪ ልጆች የራሳቸውን ሃሳብ የሚያመነጩ የሥነ-ጥበብ ስራዎችን እንዲለማመዱ ትስስር እንዲፈጥሩ ተደርጓል።

ክቡር አምባሳደር እሸቴ ጥላሁን በኔዘርላንድ ሮተርዳም ከተማና አካባቢው ከሚኖሩ የሶማሌ ኮሚዩኒቲ አባላት ጋር ተወያዩ፣

ክቡር አምባሳደር እሸቴ ጥላሁን በኔዘርላንድ ሮተርዳም ከተማና አካባቢው ከሚኖሩ የሶማሌ ኮሚዩኒቲ አባላት ጋር ተወያዩ፣
ክቡር አምባሳደር እሸቴ ጥላሁን በኔዘርላንድ ሮተርዳም ከተማና አካባቢው ከሚኖሩ ኢትዮጵያዊና ትውልደ ኢትዮጵያዊያን የሶማሌ ኮሚዩኒቲ አባላት ጋር ዛሬ ነሃሴ 4 ቀን 2017 ዓ.ም. ተወያይተዋል። ውይይቱ በአገራዊ ሰላምና ዲሞክራሲ ግንባታ፣ በኢንቨስትመንት፣ ንግድና የልማት ተሳትፎ ያተኮረ ነበር።
በመድረኩ በመልካም አስተዳደር፣ በልማትና በአገራችን ወቅታዊ ፖለቲካዊ፣ ኢኮኖሚያዊ እና ማህበራዊ ጉዳዮች ከኮሚዩኒቲው ለተነሱ ጥያቄዎች እና አስተያየቶች ክቡር አምባሳደር እሸቴ ገለፃ የሰጡ ሲሆን ዳያስፖራው ለአገራዊ ልማት ተሳትፎውን አጠናክሮ እንዲቀጥል ጥሪ አቅርበዋል።
ኢትዮጵያዊና ትውልደ-ኢትዮጵያዊ የሶማሌ ኮሚዩኒቲ አባላት የዳያስፖራውን ችግሮች በማቃለል ረገድ ሚሲዮኑ ለሚያደርገው ድጋፍ አመስግነው፣ ለታላቁ የኢትዮጵያ ህዳሴ ግድብ ማጠናቀቂያ የቦንድ ግዢ እና የስጦታ ድጋፍ አድርገዋል። ለአገር አንድነትና ልማት የሚያደርጉትን አስተዋጽኦ እንደሚያስቀጥሉም ቃል ገብተዋል።
በመድረኩ ለክቡር አምባሳደር እሸቴ ጥላሁን እና ኮሚኒቲውን ላጠናከሩ የዳያስፖራ አባላት ስጦታ እና የምስክር ወረቀት ተበርክቶላቸዋል። በተጨማሪም ኬክ የመቁረስ ስነ-ስርዓት ተከናውኖ በድምቀት ተጠናቋል።
H.E. Ambassador Eshete Tilahun Engages with Ethiopian and Ethiopian-Origin Somali Diaspora in Rotterdam
Rotterdam, Netherlands – On 10 August 2025, H.E. Ambassador Eshete Tilahun held a fruitful discussion with members of the Ethiopian and Ethiopian-origin Somali diaspora community. The meeting focused on strengthening national development, investment, and trade, while also addressing good governance and Ethiopia’s political, economic, and social affairs.
The community expressed strong support for the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) through bond purchases and donations, reaffirming their commitment to the national flagship project. They also conveyed appreciation to the Embassy for its continued support and pledged to contribute further to Ethiopia’s unity and prosperity.
The event concluded with a vibrant ceremony, featuring the awarding of certificates to Ambassador Eshete Tilahun and diaspora members in recognition of their contributions to community strengthening.

Ambassador Eshete Tilahun Highlights Heritage Cooperation at African Collections Workshop

Ambassador Eshete Tilahun Highlights Heritage Cooperation at African Collections Workshop
Bahir Dar/Brussels, 30 July 2025- H.E. Ambassador Eshete Tilahun delivered remarks at the “Workshop on the Ethics of Curating African Collections,” co-organized by the Africa Museum (Belgium) and Bahir-Dar University Museum Project (Ethiopia). Addressing curators, scholars, and heritage professionals, Ambassador Eshete emphasized the critical role of ethics, restitution, and international collaboration in preserving Africa’s cultural legacy.
The Ambassador commended the joint efforts between Belgian and Ethiopian institutions, calling them a model for future partnerships. He accent Ethiopia’s longstanding diplomatic ties with Belgium, dating back to 1906, and pointed to upcoming cultural events, including the proposed exhibition “High Voltage and Highlights: Ethiopia and Belgium.”
He highlighted Ethiopia’s robust legal framework for heritage protection, its engagement in international conventions like UNESCO’s 1970 treaty, and recent successful restitution efforts, including the return of sacred and royal artifacts from the United Kingdom.
Ambassador Eshete also called on curators not only to preserve but to actively help restore Africa’s looted heritage, and to amplify African narratives globally. He urged further action in four key areas: deepening Ethiopia-Belgium heritage collaboration, elevating the historical significance of artifacts, strengthening legal frameworks, and raising up public understanding and systemic ownership of cultural heritage.
Ethiopian Art Conservation Program

H.E. Ambassador Eshete Tilahun and his team conferred with representatives of Waste Management and Mining Companies Representatives Ambassador Eshete Tilahun discussed with Mr. Lieven Claus and his team, representatives of Waste Management and Mining Companies, on 28 July 2025.

H.E. Ambassador Eshete Tilahun and his team conferred with representatives of Waste Management and Mining Companies Representatives
Ambassador Eshete Tilahun discussed with Mr. Lieven Claus and his team, representatives of Waste Management and Mining Companies, on 28 July 2025.
The representatives explained about the growing importance of the Waste Management Industry, which is even more vital for big and populous countries like Ethiopia. They also expressed their willingness to work with Ethiopian partners.
Ambassador Eshete, on his part, presented to the representatives the existing demands for investments in the Waste Management and Mining Sectors of Ethiopia. He assured the representatives the Embassy’s readiness to facilitate business ties with Ethiopia.

Ambassador Eshete Tilahun met Mr. Kurt Vandenberghe, Director General of Climate Action of the European Union

Ambassador Eshete Tilahun met Mr. Kurt Vandenberghe, Director General of Climate Action of the European Union**
Ambassador Eshete Tilahun briefed Mr. Kurt Vandenberghe on the upcoming the Second African Climate Summit (ACS2) and highlighted Ethiopia’s Flagship Climate Initiatives. He emphasized the importance of strengthening the partnership between Ethiopia and the European Union in the area of Climate Action cooperation in the context of the Global Gateway Initiative.
Mr. Vandenberghe appreciated Ethiopia’s green growth commitments and commended efforts in advancing a climate-smart initiatives. He also mentioned the EU’s interest to partnership with Ethiopia in carbon pricing and carbon markets projects.
Both officials agreed to maintain open and constructive dialogue on issues of mutual concern for Ethiopia and European Union in climate related matters.

H.E. Ambassador Eshete Tilahun Participates in “Ethiopian Green Treasures” Conference

H.E. Ambassador Eshete Tilahun Participates in “Ethiopian Green Treasures” Conference
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On 22 July 2025, H.E. Ambassador Eshete Tilahun took part in the “Ethiopian Green Treasures” conference, held at the National Museum of Natural History of Luxembourg. The event was organized by Madame Henoke Courte, Honorary Consul of Ethiopia, in collaboration with the NGO Regards d’Enfants d’Éthiopie.
In his opening remarks, Ambassador Eshete highlighted Ethiopia’s rich botanical diversity, emphasizing the country’s cultural conservation heritage, ecological practices from mountain to the desert, and key government initiatives such as the Green Legacy. He also underscored the importance of research and academic forums in advancing the recognition and protection of intellectual property rights including the traditional conservation practices. He noted the need to combating biopiracy.
The event featured a presentation by Ms. Odile Weber, a researcher at the National Museum of Natural History of Luxembourg, who showcased her study on Ethiopia’s floral wealth, with a particular focus on endemic plant species. Her insightful presentation was followed by an engaging question-and-answer session, fostering interesting exchanges about #Ethiopia among participants.