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Israeli President Reuven Rivlin arrived in Addis Ababa for the first-ever state visit by a President of Israel to Ethiopia.<\/p>\n

President Reuven Rivlin welcomed by high-level Ethiopian officials including Ministers during his arrival at Bole International airport.<\/p>\n

The President expected to meet with President Mulatu Teshome and Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed during his three-day official visit to Ethiopia<\/p>\n

The Israeli delegation led by the President accompanied by high-level government officials and the business community.<\/p>\n

The two countries have a strong foundation cooperating on areas of agriculture, science and technology, education security and fighting against terrorism.<\/p>\n

Accordingly, Ethiopia exports coffee, spices, oilseeds, fruit and crops to Israel while capital inputs, pieces of machinery, plastic, metal and chemical productions are among the import items from Israel to Ethiopia.<\/p>\n

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in July 2016, became the first Israeli Premier to visit Ethiopia.<\/p>\n

During his visit, the Prime Ministers of both countries and their delegations discussed ways to increase bilateral cooperation on a series of issues including water, agriculture, communications, tourism and education. Agreements were also signed in science, technology and tourism.<\/p>\n

Ethiopia and Israel re-established diplomatic relations in 1992.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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