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{"id":10796,"date":"2018-04-30T10:41:13","date_gmt":"2018-04-30T08:41:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ethiopianembassy.be\/?p=10796"},"modified":"2018-04-30T10:50:00","modified_gmt":"2018-04-30T08:50:00","slug":"pm-abiy-ahmed-visits-djibouti-on-his-first-foreign-trip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ethiopianembassy.be\/?p=10796","title":{"rendered":"PM Abiy Ahmed visits Djibouti on his first foreign trip"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"itemIntroText\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10797 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/ethiopianembassy.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/6FD86380-5CE5-4D99-AA09-BBDDB3500664_cx14_cy36_cw62_w1023_r1_s.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"695\" height=\"391\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ethiopianembassy.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/6FD86380-5CE5-4D99-AA09-BBDDB3500664_cx14_cy36_cw62_w1023_r1_s.jpg 1023w, https:\/\/ethiopianembassy.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/6FD86380-5CE5-4D99-AA09-BBDDB3500664_cx14_cy36_cw62_w1023_r1_s-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ethiopianembassy.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/6FD86380-5CE5-4D99-AA09-BBDDB3500664_cx14_cy36_cw62_w1023_r1_s-600x337.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 695px) 100vw, 695px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Prime Minister Dr Abiy Ahmed concluded his two-day visit to Djibouti on 29 April 2018. He arrived in neighbouring Djibouti on Saturday in what was his first foreign trip since taking office in early April 2018. Leading a large delegation that included ministers, he was received by Djibouti President Isma\u00efl Omar Guelleh at Ambouli International Airport.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"leo-ln\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 1.4rem;\">During his visit, the Ethiopian Premier met with President Isma\u00efl Omar Guelleh to<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1.4rem;\">\u00a0review the multifaceted relations of the two countries and exchanged views on regional security issues.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1.4rem;\">The two leaders agreed to work closely on common issues, elevate the existing economic relations to a new height and work closely to speed up the economic integration of the two countries.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 1.4rem;\">The two sides gave due consideration to strengthen the people-to-people ties between the two countries and underscored the need to attach huge attention to joint border development and security.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1.4rem;\">Ethiopia and Djibouti are highly interdependent and have many interests\u00a0in common. Those interests have been boosted by the establishment of a Chinese-built, 756-kilometer electrified rail project, which officially started operations this year.<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"itemFullText\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p>They evaluated the ongoing projects that are instrumental to our integration such as railway, road, water and telecom, power, and discussed on improving logistics and port efficiency both regarding cost and speed, partnering in the new port development. The two leaders also agreed to strengthen the existing Joint Ministerial Commission and IGAD\u2019s job in the field of security, particularly in the fight against terrorism in the sub-region.<\/p>\n<p>They also discussed on ways to enhance cooperation on multilateral fora such as the AU and the UN as well as underlined the importance of working towards the realisation of complete integration of the two economies. They further emphasised the need to maintain peace, security, and stability in the region to achieve the target set to transform the livelihoods of people of the two countries.<\/p>\n<p>Prime Minister Dr Abiy also addressed the Djiboutian Parliament as well as visited Port Djibouti, Doraleh Container Terminal (DCT) and Djibouti industrial park.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prime Minister Dr Abiy Ahmed concluded his two-day visit to Djibouti on 29 April 2018. He arrived in neighbouring Djibouti on Saturday in what was his first foreign trip since taking office in early April 2018. 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