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ክብርት የጤና ሚኒስትር ዶ/ር መቅደስ ዳባ Heath and Prosperity through Immunization ዓለም አቀፍ ጉባዔ ላይ ተሳተፉ

ክብርት የጤና ሚኒስትር ዶ/ር መቅደስ ዳባ Heath and Prosperity through Immunization ዓለም አቀፍ ጉባዔ ላይ ተሳተፉ፣
ጁን 25 ቀን 2025 ዓ.ም. Gavi the Vaccine Alliance ከአውሮፓ ህብረት እና ጌትስ ፋውንዴሽን ጋር በመተባበር ባዘጋጁት ፣ ከ2026–2030 ቢያንስ 8 ሚሊዮን ህይወትን አደጋ ለመታደግ ፣ ዓለማችንን ከግጭት እና ከአየር ንብረት ለውጥ ለመከላከል ያለመ የቃል-መግባት (ገቢ ማሰባሰቢያ) ጉባኤ ላይ አገራችን በክብርት የጤና ሚኒስትር ዶ/ር መቅደስ ዳባ በኩል ተሳትፎ አድርጋለች።
በቃል መግባት ጉባዔው 10 የሀገር መሪዎች እና 24 ሚኒስትሮችን ጨምሮ 55 የለጋሽ እና ተባባሪ ሀገራት ተወካዮች እንዲሁም የባለብዙ ወገን ተቋማት ፣ሲቪል ማህበረሰብ ፣የግሉ ሴክተር እና የክትባት ኢንዱስትሪ መሪዎች ተሳትፈዋል።
ክብርት ሚኒስትር በጉባዔው ባስተላለፉት መልዕክት በክትባት አቅርቦት ላይ መዋዕለ ንዋይን በማፍሰስ የተሻለ ነገ እንዲፈጠር ጥሪ አስተላልፈዋል።
በጉባዔው ከ9 ቢሊዮን ዶላር በላይ አጋር አገራትና ለጋሾች ድጋፍ ለማድረግ ቃል ገብተዋል። በሚቀጥሉት ወራት ተጨማሪ ለጋሾች ቃል እንደሚገቡ ይጠበቃል። ጉባኤው በ Gavi African Vaccine Manufacturing Accelerator በኩል የአፍሪካ የክትባት ሉዓላዊነትን እንደሚደግፍ አረጋግጧል።
ክብርት ዶ/ር መቅደስ ከጉባዔው ማጠናቀቂያ በኋላ በብራሰልስ የኢ.ፌ.ዲ.ሪ. ኤምባሲ በመገኘት ከዲፕሎማቶች ጋር ውይይት አድርገዋል፣ በጋራ ስለሚሰሩ ስራዎችም ማብራሪያ ሰጥተዋል።

H.E. Ambassador Eshete Tilahun and Deputy Head of Mission Ambassador Fortuna Dibaco participated on the annual joint meeting of Organization of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) and the European Investment Bank (EIB) held on Tuesday 24 June 2025 in Luxembourg.

H.E. Ambassador Eshete Tilahun and Deputy Head of Mission Ambassador Fortuna Dibaco participated on the annual joint meeting of Organization of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) and the European Investment Bank (EIB) held on Tuesday 24 June 2025 in Luxembourg.

The platform aimed to provide opportunities for the OACPS Ambassadors and EIB Officials and Representatives to deliberate on strategic exchanges on matters of mutual interest and shared concerns.

The thematic discussions including those highlighted by the President and Vice Presidents of EIB have been fruitful. Exchange of viewd focusing on charting the way forward and clarifying key topics relevant priorities of the European Union Global Gateway initiative, the EIB financing modalities and partner countries clarified a number of issues. Ambassadors and EIB Representatives examine how the Global Gate Way initiative objectives will be achieved embracing transparency and inclusivity. They underscore also the importance of value addition related to critical raw materials, strengthening cooperation in addressing shared challenges and opportunities.

They further discussed the next steps for strengthening cooperation between the EIB and ACP countries to achieve tangible results that would make their part of the world become a better place.
OACPS Secretariat – Secrétariat OEACP

 

H.E. Ambassador Eshete Tilahun Holds Bilateral Meeting with H.E. Ambassador Philip Bob-Jusu

H.E. Ambassador Eshete Tilahun Holds Bilateral Meeting with H.E. Ambassador Philip Bob-Jusu
Ambassador Eshete Tilahun held a courtesy call and bilateral meeting with Ambassador Philip Bob-Jusu, Ambassador of the Republic of Sierra Leone to the Benelux countries, at the Embassy of Ethiopia on 20 June 2025.
Ambassador Eshete underscored the importance of strengthening bilateral relations between Ethiopia and Sierra Leone, within the framework of the Group of African Ambassadors in Brussels (GAAB). He emphasized the value of working together to advance shared African interests and priorities.
Ambassador Philip Bob-Jusu on his part expressed his appreciation for Ethiopia’s constructive role in championing African causes and Ethiopian’s proactive diplomatic engagement at multilateral forums. He commended Ethiopia’s ongoing development progress and the transformative changes taking place in the country.
Both Ambassadors agreed on the importance of maintaining open and constructive dialogue at all levels to effectively address issues of mutual concern.

Ambassador Eshete Tilahun Attends the Leiden University Annual Embassy Function

Ambassador Eshete Tilahun Attends the Leiden University Annual Embassy Function
H.E. Ambassador Eshete Tilahun and his team participated in the annual Embassy Event organized by, the 450 years old, Leiden University. The event been a platform for Embassies and Coountries to exchange views and seek opportunity for collaboration with the University.
During the visit, the Ambassador toured the historic Academy Building, the “Plant and Planet” Museum, and the Observatory. The insights into the University’s scientific and environmental endeavors provide life experience on the importance of excellence.
Ambassador Eshete also engaged in interactive discussion with the University Professors and fellow diplomats attending the event.

የብራሰልስ ሚሲዮን በኔዘርላንድስ ሮተርዳም ከተማ በመገኘት ለኢትዮጵያ ኮሚዩኒቲ አባላት የተለያዩ የቆንስላ አገልግሎቶችን ሰጠ፣

የብራሰልስ ሚሲዮን በኔዘርላንድስ ሮተርዳም ከተማ በመገኘት ለኢትዮጵያ ኮሚዩኒቲ አባላት የተለያዩ የቆንስላ አገልግሎቶችን ሰጠ፣
በብራሰልስ የኢትዮጵያ ኤምባሲ ለዜጎች የሚሰጠውን የአገልግሎት ተደራሽነት ከማስፋት አኳያ ጁን 7 ቀን 2025 ዓ.ም. በኔዘርላንድስ ሮተርዳም ከተማ በመገኘት በአካባቢው ለሚኖሩ ኢትዮጵያዊያንና ትውልደ ኢትዮጵያዊያን የተለያዩ የቆንስላ አገልግሎቶችን ሰጥቷል።
ወደ ሚሲዮን ለመምጣት በስራና የተለያዩ ምክንያቶች ላልቻሉ የኮሚዩኒቲ ማህበረሰብ በቅርበት አገልግሎት እንዲያገኙ መደረጉ አድናቆት ተችሮታል። ተመሳሳይ አገልግሎት እንዲቀጥልም የኮሚዩኒቲ አባላቱ ጠይቀዋል። ከቆንስላ አገልግሎት ጎን ለጎን በዕለቱ ከተገኙ የዳያስፖራ ማህበረሰብ ጋር በአገራዊ ልማትና ሰላም እንዲሁም የህዳሴ ግድብን በሚመለከት ውይይት ተደርጓል።

Ambassador Eshete Meets Belgian Prime Minister at Diplomatic Event

Ambassador Eshete Meets Belgian Prime Minister at Diplomatic Event
H.E. Ambassador Eshete Tilahun had the honour of attending a diplomatic event hosted by the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Belgium, H.E. Bart De Wever on 04 June 2025. During the engagement, Prime Minister Bart De Wever expressed encouragement for the Ethiopian Embassy in Brussels to actively facilitate business ties between the two countries.
Ambassador Eshete highlighted areas of ongoing business cooperation and emphasized the importance of working closely in preparation for the upcoming celebration of the 120th Anniversary of Ethio-Belgian Diplomatic Relations. He also underscored opportunities for collaboration in the investment and aviation sectors, noting the mutual benefits of strengthening bilateral engagement in these fields.

CBL-ACP and Addis Ababa Chamber of Commerce Sign MoU to Boost Trade and Investment

CBL-ACP and Addis Ababa Chamber of Commerce Sign MoU to Boost Trade and Investment
Addis Ababa – [03 June 2025] The Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture for Belgium, Luxembourg, Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific (CBL-ACP) and the Addis Ababa Chamber of Commerce and Sectoral Associations (AACCSA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at strengthening collaboration and promoting trade and investment opportunities for mutual benefits.
The MoU was signed by two senior officials of the private sectors from both sides Mr. Thomas De Beule, Commercial Director of CBL-ACP, and Mrs. Zahara Mohammed, President of AACCSA, marking a milestone in the commitment of two organizations to enhance economic, technical and busines cooperation.
The agreement outlines a framework for enhanced economic cooperation between the two organizations, with the goal of supporting member companies and advancing sustainable development across key sectors including trade, industry, agriculture and technology.
This partnership marks a significant step forward in promoting closer economic ties between Ethiopia and the Benelux region. The Embassies of Ethiopia and Belgium in Brussels and Addis Ababa closely coordinated to facilitate this process paving the way for dynamic, long-term cooperation.

Embassy of Ethiopia in Brussels Celebrates “Ethiopian Day” Amid GERD Milestone

Embassy of Ethiopia in Brussels Celebrates “Ethiopian Day” Amid GERD Milestone
Brussels, Belgium – Today 31 May 2025, the Embassy of Ethiopia in Brussels hosted a colorful and well-attended Ethiopian Day celebration, with enthusiastic participation from members of the Ethiopian diaspora community across the BENELUX region. The event served as a vital platform to honor Ethiopia’s rich cultural heritage and strengthen unity among Ethiopians living in Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg.
His Excellency Eshete Tilahun, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia to the BENELUX and the European Union Institutions, delivered keynote remarks highlighting the national significance of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD).
“We are now at the final stage of completing the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam,” Ambassador Eshete stated. “We are proud that our nation has built this monumental project without foreign aid or loans, relying solely on its own resources and the unity and determination of its people. The GERD is a symbol of our commitment to sovereignty, resilience, and strategic vision for economic independence.”
The celebration marked a crucial moment in Ethiopia’s development journey, as the GERD nears completion, representing a true renaissance of the country and all rounded efforts toward sustainable energy and economic self-reliance. In support of this national aspiration, GERD bonds were sold during the event, with significant funds raised demonstrating the diaspora’s ongoing determination to Ethiopia’s growth.
To recognize outstanding contributions, Ambassador Eshete awarded certificates of appreciation to the Ethiopian Diaspora Associations. Outstanding individual community members who bought bond and donate funds have also received certificates. Honorees were acknowledged for their dedication to Ethiopia’s national aspirations, development goals, and for actively supporting the GERD through bond purchases and donations.
The celebration, attended and joyfully celebrated by the diaspora community, concluded with a colorful display of Ethiopia’s vibrant traditions, including live music, traditional dance, and authentic cuisine. The event fostered a spirit of unity and national pride, leaving a lasting impression on all attendees and reinforcing the strong ties between the homeland and the Ethiopian diaspora in BENELUX.