On April 23, 2025, a delegation led by H.E. Mr. Sultan Abduselam Ahmed, Speaker of the Harari Regional State Council, met with Mr. Bertin Mampaka, President of the Brussels Parliament.

On April 23, 2025, a delegation led by H.E. Mr. Sultan Abduselam Ahmed, Speaker of the Harari Regional State Council, met with Mr. Bertin Mampaka, President of the Brussels Parliament.
Deputy Head of Mission Ambassador Shamebo Fitamo expressed gratitude for the warm reception and highlighted the long-standing diplomatic ties between the two countries. He also briefed the Brussels metropolitan officials about Ethiopia’s ongoing reforms across various sectors. Then highlighted the economic, investment and tourism development opportunities in Ethiopia.
H.E. Mr. Muhedin Ahmed Hassen, Speaker of the Harari National Congress, noted the Brussels Parliament’s exemplary multilingual practices as a potential model for the Harari regional Parliament. During the meeting, Mr. Mampaka provided insights into the Belgium Parliament’s multilingualism and expressed interest in establishing sister city relations with the Harari Region. Earlier during the day, the delegation held a discussion with H.E. Ambassador Eshete Tilahun.

H.E. Ambassador Eshete Tilahun expressed condolences on 23 April 2025 highlighting the resting of His Holiness Pope Francis

H.E. Ambassador Eshete Tilahun expressed condolences on 23 April 2025 highlighting the resting of His Holiness Pope Francis, Head of the Catholic Church and Sovereign of the Vatican City State, at the Apostolic Nunciature of the Holy See in Brussels and signed the book of condolences at the presence of Archbishop Franco Coppola, Apostolic Nuncio of the Apostolic Nunciature.
Ambassador Eshete underscored the legacy of His Holiness Pope Francis as father of the poor, migrants and refugees, strong advocate of planet Earth with the God gifted climates.

H.E. Ambassador Eshete Tilahun and his team conferred with Mr. Eric PEIFFER.

H.E. Ambassador Eshete Tilahun and his team conferred with Mr. Eric PEIFFER.
Ambassador Eshete Tilahun discussed with Mr. Eric Pieffer, Managing Director of VECTURIS, a Belgian Private Railway Operator Company.
Mr. Eric highlighted the interest of VEXTURIS to work in the Ethiopian Railway Transport Sector, as the company is aware of the potential to conduct mutually beneficial business in Ethiopia.
Ambassador Eshete, on his part, informed Mr. Eric about the opening up of the Ethiopian Transport and Logistics Sector for foreign investors. He further stated about the existing demands for investments and wider aspects of the Railway Industry, just as on the rise in the Ethiopian Context.

The Embassy held talks with the Wallonia Export and Investment Agency (AWEX)

The Embassy held talks with the Wallonia Export and Investment Agency (AWEX)
Today, 15 April 2025, H.E. Ambassador Eshete Tilahun and the Embassy’s business diplomacy team discussed with Mrs. Pascale DELCOMMINETTE, CEO of Wallonia Export and Investment Agency (AWEX).
Ambassador Eshete appreciated the warm welcome extended to him and his team. He then briefed the CEO and her team about the ongoing economic reforms in Ethiopia. Ambassador Eshete underscored the readiness of Ethiopia to unleash its full potential for sustainable development and prosperity. To that end, He called for an expanded exchange of business between the Wallonia Region and Ethiopia, including the Regional States.
Mrs. Pascale noted the wonderful relationship between AWEX and the Ethiopian Embassy and the need to promote stronger business fronts. She also stated that the Agency is working closely with CBL-ACP to materialize the incoming Economic Mission to Ethiopia scheduled for 1-4 June 2025.
Both sides agreed to work together, with their respective expert teams coordinating efforts for diversified economic engagement between Ethiopia and the Wallonia Region

H.E. Ambassador Eshete Tilahun conferred with Mr. Alain-Dominique Quintart.

H.E. Ambassador Eshete Tilahun conferred with Mr. Alain-Dominique Quintart
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Today 09 April 2025, Ambassador Eshete Tilahun discussed with Mr. Alain Dominiques Quintart, Head of Government & Public Affairs Europe Africa and Middle-East of Syngenta. The discussion focused on projects in Ethiopia and the potential for diversification and expansion of investment.
Mr. Quintart briefed Ambassador Eshete about one of Syngenta’s farms in Ethiopia run by the company since 2008. The farm covers 108 hectares where cuttings of Pelargonium and Mandevilla flowers are produced.
Ambassador Eshete appreciated the investment undertaken by Syngenta and highlighted Ethiopia’s agri-business potential for mutually attractive benefits. He called for further expansion and diversifications through public-private partnership and joint-venture investment modalities in the areas of excellence that Syngenta has built good reputations.

Ambassador Eshete Tilahun Meets with Professor Bruno Levecke

Ambassador Eshete Tilahun Meets with Professor Bruno Levecke
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H.E. Ambassador Eshete Tilahun and his team held an acquaintance meeting with Professor Bruno Levecke, the coordinator of two projects funded by VLIR-UOS: Interuniversity Collaboration for Quality Graduate Education and Research (IQ-GEAR) and Ethiopian Superstars at Ghent University.
During the meeting, Professor Levecke provided an overview of both projects, outlining key activities aimed at strengthening postgraduate education particularly the PHD teaching and research programs in Ethiopia. The fields of studies include but not limited to infectious diseases and nutrition. He also emphasized efforts to enhancing the advisory and mentorship capabilities of Ethiopian academic staff.
Ambassador Eshete expressed his appreciation regarding the strong partnership between Ghent University and Ethiopian higher learning institutions. He commended Professor Levecke and fellow coordinators for their special commitments and contribution through the VLIR-UOS and related initiatives. The importance of deepening and expanding such educational collaborations, sustainability of financing and linking production with research has been highlighted at the meeting.

በቤኔሉክስ ከሚኖሩ ኢትዮጵያዊያንና ትውልደ ኢትጵያውያን ጋር የበይነ መረብ ውይይት ተካሄደ፡፡

በቤኔሉክስ ከሚኖሩ ኢትዮጵያዊያንና ትውልደ ኢትጵያውያን ጋር የበይነ መረብ ውይይት ተካሄደ፡፡
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በቤኔሉክስ ነዋሪ ከሆኑ ኢትዮጵያዊያንና ትውልደ ኢትጵያውያን ጋር በአገራችን ወቅታዊና የፖለቲካ አጀንዳዎች፣ ለታላቁ የኢትዮጵያ ህዳሴ ግድብ ድጋፍና የቦንድ ግዢ መጋቢት 27 ቀን 2017 ዓ.ም. የበይነ መረብ ውይይት ተካሂዷል። የውይይት መድረኩን ክቡር አምባሳደር እሸቴ ጥላሁን የመሩት ሲሆን፤ በመጠናቀቅ ላይ ለሚገኘው የኢትዮጵያ ታላቁ ህዳሴ ግድብ የሃብት ማሰባሰብ እንዲቀጥልና ሁሉም የበኩሉን አሻራ እንዲያኖር ጠይቀዋል፡፡ መቻቻል ለኢትዮጵያ ፖለቲካ፤ ለውጥ፣ ልማድ እና ሪፎርም በተሰኙ ሁለት ርእሶችም ሰፊ ገለጻ እና ውይይት ተደርጓል፡፡ ሦስት የጽሁፍ አቅራቢዎች በየርእሶቹ የመወያያ መሪ ሃሳቦችን ያቀረቡ ሲሆን፣ ተሰብሳቢዎች የሚሰማቸውን ደጋፊና የተለዩ ነጥቦች በማንሳት አስተያየታቸውን አሰምተዋል፡፡
በውይይቱ ለተነሱ ጥያቄዎች እና አስተያየቶች ምላሽ የተሰጠ ሲሆን፣ በተለይም ታላቁ የኢትዮጵያ ህዳሴ ለመላው አፍሪካ መነቃቃትን የፈጠረ፣ የውጭ አገር መንግሥታትና ተቋማት የገንዘብ ድጋፍ ሳይኖር በራስ አቅም ታላላቅ ፕሮጀክቶችን መገንባት እንደሚቻል በመላው አፍሪካ ሞዴል የሚሆን ሥራ እንደተከናወነ ተገልጿል፡፡ በስብሰባው የተገኙ ታዳሚዎች በቦንድ ግዢ እና በስጦታ እንዲሳተፉና ቃልም እንዲገቡ ተደርጓል፡፡ በውይይቱ ማጠቃለያ ዲስፖራው የአገራዊ ልማት ተሳትፎን በማሳደግ፣ በወቅታዊ ጉዳዮች ሃሳብ በመስጠትና በሰላማዊ የፖለቲካ ስርዓት ግንባታ አስተዋጽኦ ለማድረግ እና ለተሻለ ውጤት በጋራ ለመስራት መልእክት ተላልፋል፡፡