H.E. Ambassador Eshete Tilahun has addressed the African, Caribbean and Pacific Working Party (ACP WP) as organized by the president of the Council of the European Union.
The Working Party examined the European Union support program designed to enhance resilience across Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific. During the event, the EU’s support through the Decentralized Disaster Risk Management (DDRM) program for Ethiopia was presented by the Representatives of the Directorate-General for International Partnerships (DG INTPA).
Ambassador Eshete expressed gratitude to the EU for its partnership commitment in this program and others. He also presented details of the Ethiopian government’s efforts in Disaster Risk Management, Humanitarian Response Coordination, Conflict Mediation, and Peacebuilding initiatives.
He emphasized the need to strengthen the partnership between Ethiopia and the European Union, especially within the framework of the Global Gateway Initiative that allows mutual benefit and a tool to transit from aid to development and business.
Ambassador Eshete responded to various questions raised by the Representatives of EU Member States regarding the program and future cooperation’s. The context of implementation of the Samoa Agreement was underlined by Representatives of EU Member States.
