H.E. Ambassador Hirut Zemene met and exchanged views with H.E. Stefano Sannino, Secretary General of the European External Action service on September 14, 2022.
EU says it supports the AU-led peace process
H.E. Demeke Mekonnen, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, met today with Ms. Rita Laranjinha, Director for Africa at the European External Action Service.
“Ethiopia Day” Celebrated at Floriade Expo, Almere, the Netherlands
Her Excellency State Minister Dr. Sofyia Kassa officially opened the celebration of “Ethiopia day” at Floriade Expo in Almere city of the Netherlands on September 11, 2022 (Meskerem 1). Read more
H.E. Ambassador Hirut Zemene meets with Mr. Hugues Chantry, Director General of the Egmont Royal Institute for International Relations
H.E. Ambassador Hirut Zemene met with Mr. Hugues Chantry, Director General of the Egmont Royal Institute for International Relations on September 9, 2022.
During the meeting, H.E. Ambassador Hirut briefed the Director General about the current situation in Ethiopia, particularly the provocation made by the TPLF on August 24, 2022, that led to the end of the indefinite humanitarian truce that was in place for the past six months.
H.E. Ambassador Hirut Zemene Conferred with Officials of the European Union Commission
H.E Ambassador Hirut Zemene met and exchanged views with Ms. Rita Laranjinha, Director of Africa at the European External Action Service, Ms. Andrea Koulaimah, Director for Sub-Saharan Africa, Asia, Latin America and Pacific at the European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO), and Mr. Hans Stausboll, Acting Director for Africa at the European Union International Partnership (INTPA).
Press Statement
The TPLF launched an offensive on the morning of August 24, 2022, reigniting the conflict and flagrantly violating the humanitarian truce.
The TPLF falsely alleged that the Government of Ethiopia had commenced another “full-fledged war”. TPLF’s propaganda machinery is at the same time spreading this falsehood, betraying a well-orchestrated effort.
Ambassador Hirut Zemene holds courtesy meeting with the new Director General for Africa at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belgium
H.E. Ambassador Hirut Zemene met with Philippe Bronchain, the new Director General for Africa in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belgium on the 24th of August 2022.
Cultural Exchange at the Royal Palace of Brussels for Ethiopian Embassy Staff
Diplomats and staff members of the Embassy of Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia in Brussels visited the Royal Palace of Brussels, today, the 23rd of August 2022. The visit was organized by the Embassy’s Public Diplomacy Section in collaboration with Ms. Naomi Meulemans, a Belgian of Ethiopian origin and a founder of Ethiopian Art Conservation Program.
Ambassador Hirut Zemene confers with the Board of VLIR-UOS
H.E. Ambassador Hirut Zemene had a discussion with the Board of Flemish Inter-University Umbrella Organization for Development Cooperation (VLIR-UOS) through a brief cultural and friendly consultation held at the Embassy of Ethiopia on the 18th of August 2022. The consultation was made in the spirit of celebrating the more than two decades-long higher education cooperation and strengthening it further.
Ambassador Hirut Zemene meets with Mr. Jean-marc Pisani, Head of Horn of Africa Division at #EEAS
H.E. Ambassador Hirut Zemene met with Mr. Jean-marc Pisani, Head of Horn of Africa Division at the European External Action Service (EEAS), on the 18th of August 2022.