H.E. Ambassador Eshete Tilahun paid a courtesy visit to H.E. Prof. Philippe Gautier

H.E. Ambassador Eshete Tilahun paid a courtesy visit to H.E. Prof. Philippe Gautier
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H.E. Ambassador Eshete held the courtesy visit and discussed with Honourable Professor Philippe Gautier, Registrar of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) at latter’s office on 20 February 2025 .

During the meeting Ambassador Eshete explained Ethiopia’s role and commitment to multilateralism and noted the current challenges facing multilateral organizations. He also underlined the importance of improving national implementation capacity of Member States with regard to international covenants and resolutions.
In this connection Ambassador Eshete requested the Court to provide higher level capacity building for Ethiopian judges, lawyers, and the judicial system.
Professor Gautier on his part provided an overview of the work of the Court and stressed the crucial role of the States Parties in the functioning of the Court. He further explained about the ICJ Judicial Fellowship Programme, which enables young lawyers to gain professional experience by working for the International Court of Justice and forwarded a call for able Ethiopian young lawyers to apply for the Judicial Fellowship Programme.
It was underlined that closer cooperation and relation provides opportunities for further collaboration for the justice system standers setting. Participation in the upcoming annual briefing on the activities of the ICJ were also highlighted.

H. E. Ambassador Eshete Tilahun held discussion with H.E. Mr. Peter Schuurman

H. E. Ambassador Eshete Tilahun held discussion with H.E. Mr. Peter Schuurman

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Ambassador Eshete Tilahun held substantive discussion in relation to the dynamics about migration and returnees with Mr. Peter Schuurman, Special Envoy for Migration at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the accompanying team from both sides on 20 February 2025.
Their discussion was focusing on cooperation and efforts pertaining to repatriating undocumented Ethiopian citizens, the need for strengthening resettlement schemes and development cooperation for long-term partnership on migration.
During the meeting, Mr. Peter acknowledged the significant progress made in the safe and orderly repatriation process. He also emphasized the importance of continued collaboration to ensure effective implantation of commitments including reintegration. He appreciated the discussion held with Migration and Citizenship Service Officials during his visit to Ethiopia two weeks ago and called for more similar interactions.
On his part, Ambassador Eshete expressed appreciation to the Special Envoy for the practical efforts to resolve the issue and recalled the importance of Ethiopia-Netherlands authorities’ coordination to facilitate that both sides deliver as agreed. He underscored that successful repatriation requires a multi-stakeholder approach and highlighted the need to recognizing the interdependence of efforts.

ክቡር አምባሳደር እሸቴ ጥላሁን በኔዘርላንድ እና አካባቢው ከሚኖሩ ኢትዮጵያውያንና ትውልድ ኢትዮጵያውያን ጋር ተወያዩ

ክቡር አምባሳደር እሸቴ ጥላሁን በኔዘርላንድ እና አካባቢው ከሚኖሩ ኢትዮጵያውያንና ትውልድ ኢትዮጵያውያን ጋር ተወያዩ
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በቤንሉክስ አገራት እና በአውሮፓ ህብረት ተቋማት የኢ.ፌ.ዲ.ሪ. ልዩ መልዕክተኛ እና ባለሙሉ ሥልጣን አምባሳደር ክቡር እሸቴ ጥላሁን ወልደየስ የሹመት ደብዳቤያቸውን ለኔዘርላንድስ ንጉስ ግርማዊነታቸው Willem-Alexander Claus George Ferdinand ፌብሯሪ 19 ቀን 2025ዓ.ም. ዘ-ሄግ በሚገኘው Noordeinde ቤተ መንግስት አቅርበዋል።
የሹመት ደብዳቤያቸውን ማቅረባቸውን ተከትሎም በኔዘርላንድ እና አካባቢው ከሚኖሩት ኢትዮጵያዊያን እና ትውልድ ኢትዮጵያዊያን ጋር በአገራዊ ወቅታዊ ሁኔታ፣ በልማት እና የዳያስፖራው ተሳትፎ ጉዳዮች፣ ኤምባሲው በሚሰጣቸው አገልግሎቶች እና የኢትዮጵያ-ኔዘርላንድ ግንኙነት ጭብጦች ላይ ሠፊ ውይይት አድርገዋል። የትውውቅ መርሃ-ግብር ተካሂዷል።
በወቅቱም ከተሳታፊ የዳያስፖራ ማህበረሰብ አባላት ከልማት ተሳትፎ፣ ከአገራዊ ወቅታዊ ሁኔታ እና ከአገልግሎት አሠጣጥ ጋር የተያያዘ አስተያየቶች እና ጥያቄዎች ቀርበው በክቡር አምባሳደር እሸቴና እና በዲፕሎማቶች ምላሽ እና ማብራሪያ ተሰጥቷል።
ክቡር አምባሳደር በሚኖራቸው ቆይታ ከዳያስፖራው ጋር ተቀራርበው መስራት እንደሚፈልጉና ለሚፈልጉት አገልግሎትም ሆነ ውይይት ቢሮዎች ክፍት እንደሆኑ ገልፀዋል።
ዳያስፖራው ማህበረሰብ ለተካሄደው የትውውቅ ፕሮግራም እንዲሁም ለተሰጠው ማብራሪያ በማመስገን፤ ክቡር አምባሳደር በሚኖራቸው የስራ ቆይታ ተልዕኮዋቸውን በተሳካ ሁኔታ ለመወጣት በሚያደርጉት አስፈላጊውን ድጋፍ እንደሚሰጡ እና ከኤምባሲው ጋር ተቀራርበው እንደሚሠሩ ገልፀዋል።

H.E. Ambassador Eshete Tilahun Meets with H.E. Mr. Jelte van Wieren

H.E. Ambassador Eshete Tilahun Meets with H.E. Mr. Jelte van Wieren
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Ambassador Eshete Tilahun held candid and detailed discussion with Mr. Jelte van Wieren, Director Africa Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands on 19 February 2025.
In the discussion bilateral, regional and global political, security and humanitarian issues were highlited.
Ambassador Eshete briefed Ethiopia’s Foreign policy priorities to neighbouring countries, the undergoing Home Grown Reform, the current peace and security situation in Ethiopia and the Horn of Africa Region. He emphasized the government’s commitment for peaceful resolution of conflicts and the opening up of the political space in the country.
Ambassador Eshete expressed his appreciation to the Netherlands government for identifying the Horn of Africa as a focal region in Africa, with Ethiopia a core partner of development cooperation.
Mr. Jelte van Wieren on his part acknowledged the role of Ethiopia in ensuring peace and stability at regional level and appereciated the recently macro-economic reform.
The two sides have agreed to strengthen the historic relation that exists between the two countries and reaffirmed their commitment to cooperate on bilateral and regional issues of common common concern.

H.E. Ambassador Eshete Tilahun held discussion with H.E. Mr. Marchel Gerrmann

H.E. Ambassador Eshete Tilahun held discussion with H.E. Mr. Marchel Gerrmann
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Ambassador Eshete Tilahun held discussion with Mr. Marchel Gerrmann, Director for the Sustainable Economic Development and Private Sector Department in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands on 19 February 2025.
During the meeting the two officials exchanged views onthe wider investment opportunities in Ethiopia.Ambassador Eshete explained elements of the ongoing Home Grown Economic Reform and underlined the need to encourage Dutch Investors to take advantage of the recent macro-economic reforms and various opportunities to do business in the country.
Further more the Ambassador reaffirmed Ethiopia’s commitment to create strong partnership with the Kingdom of Netherlands in development cooperation, climate change, economic development, peace and security endeavors.
Ambassador Eshete expressed his gratitude to the Government of the Netherlands for the longstanding development finance support and cooperation. Both sides agreed to deepen cooperation and discussed on identified areas for collaboration to promote business, including emerging private sector led partnership in the context of the European Union Global Gateway.

H.E. Ambassador Eshete Tilahun Presents His Letter of Credence to His Majesty the King of the Netherlands

*H.E. Ambassador Eshete Tilahun Presents His Letter of Credence to His Majesty the King of the Netherlands*
On Wednesday 19 February 2025, the Ambassador of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia to the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Ambassador Eshete Tilahun presented his Letters of Credence to His Majesty King Willem Alexander, King of the Netherlands in an elegant Royal ceremony.
The official ceremony took place at the Nordeinde Palace in The Hague and was followed by a private conversation with His Majesty, during which bilateral, regional and multilateral matters of common concern and interests were discussed.
The Ambassador presented to His Majesty the King priorities of his mandate and commitment to continue deepening the links that have huge potential for the two countries. On the highlight of His priorities of his tenure the Ambassador stated the need to expand business ties and saught the support of the Royal Family to encourage Investment, Trade and people to people relationship that is tourism, including Economic Mission and visit to Ethiopia.
His Majesty welcomed the Ambassador and expressed the support of the Kingdom of the Netherlands for success of his works and to strengthen the friendly relationships of the two countries.
Ethiopia and the Netherlands have maintained a history of longstanding relations of friendship and cooperation through the several bilateral and multilateral agendas. Highlights on the celebration of centenary of the bilateral trade agreement in 2026 as opportunity to expand cooperation was also presented

H. E. Ambassador Eshete Tilahun held discussion with H.E. Sheikh Mohammed Belal, Managing Director of Common Fund for Commodities ( CFC) in Amsterdam

H. E. Ambassador Eshete Tilahun held discussion with H.E. Sheikh Mohammed Belal, Managing Director of Common Fund for Commodities ( CFC) in Amsterdam 18 February 2025.
The two officials held the discussion at the Head Quarters of CFC, where teams from both sides were in attendance. The Managing Director underscored the need for standing together and advocating to secure fair trade in the global commodities market down the long journey. Detailed presentation on how the CFC works to help farmers which are producing export commodities attracted attentions.
Ambassador Eshete expressed appreciation for the advocacy and small scale producers investment financing works and reassured the Managing Director to work together and coordinate efforts for this just cause.

H.E. Ambassador Eshete held a meeting with H.E. Mrs. Judith Arends, Managing Director of (CBI) and Acting Managing Director for (RVO)

H.E. Ambassador Eshete held a meeting with H.E. Mrs. Judith Arends, Managing Director of Center for the Promotion of Imports from Developing Countries (CBI) and Acting Managing Director for International Development in the Netherlands Enterprise Agency ( RVO), 17 February 2025.
The discussions were held in the presence of pertinent Experts on Ethiopia. Both officials highlighted that the opportunities for doing business in Ethiopia far outweigh the challenges. Ambassador Eshete expressed gratitude to the people and Government of the Netherlands for their trust in short-term business engagements and their commitment to sustainable cooperation between the two countries.
Knowledge based businesses promotion and long-term development cooperation requires capacity building for Enterprises and government institutions. Both sides agreed to frequently and closely consult to unlock challenges in the implementation process.

H.E. Ambassador Eshete Tilahun held discussion with Mrs Nuria Vlonk-Cunha

H.E. Ambassador Eshete Tilahun held discussion with Mrs Nuria Vlonk-Cunha
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Ambassador Eshete Tilahun held discussion with the Netherlands’ African Business Council (NABC) Acting Managing Director Mrs Nuria Vlonk-Cunha Soares on 17 February 2025.
The meeting was held at the Head Quarters of NABC emphasizing the wide opportunities in doing business in Ethiopia and the Netherlands for Enterprises from both sides. Schemes to stimulate businesses and areas of focus within the Ethiopian priority sectors has been highlighted. The need, in this regard, to working closely including through co-organizing promotion events, exploring facilitation supports from the Netherlands and offers to host business in Ethiopia also discussed in detail. Both sides agreed to deepen cooperation on practical terms.