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).

August 26, 2022

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.

August 25, 2022

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.

August 25, 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.

August 21, 2022

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.

August 21, 2022

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.

July 14, 2022

The Embassy Welcomes Ethiopian Young Leaders through the Chevening Program

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia to the Belelux and E.U. institutions, H.E. Ambassador Hirut Zemene welcomed Chevening Ethiopia Leadership Fellowship Class of 2022 from various Ethiopian institutions including, Human Rights Commission, the House of People’s Representatives, Ministries of Peace, Justice, House Peoples representatives National Election Board, Federal Police Commission, Public Health Institute and British Council/ Ethiopia today, July 14, 2022.

July 14, 2022

The Inter-ministerial Task Force held its third discussion on July 13, 2022, on measures taken in relation to human rights violations taken place in the northern part of the country.

July 13, 2022

H.E.Ambassador Hirut Zemene signed on the Book of Condolences opened in Honor of the former President of the Republic of Angola

H.E.Ambassador Hirut Zemene signed on the Book of Condolences opened in Honor of the former President of the Republic of Angola, His Excellency Mr. José Eduardo dos Santos at the Embassy of Angola in Brussels, Belgium today, the 12th of July 2022.

June 30, 2022

The Embassy Hosts a Coffee Trade Promotion Event

On 29 June 2022, the Embassy of Ethiopia in Brussels hosted a virtual coffee trade promotion event titled “Ethiopian Coffee: Buy Coffee from its Origin”. The event was aimed at showcasing the immense opportunities that Ethiopia offers in coffee sector to Benelux coffee businesses as well as creating links between Ethiopian exporters and buyers in the Benelux (Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg) countries. The event also highlighted the importance of coffee as part of Ethiopian culture. Read more