President Sahle-Work Zewde met with the United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres on the sidelines of the 74th United Nations General Assembly in New York.<\/p>\n

The President and Guterres held a bilateral meeting, said Ethiopia at the UN on Twitter.<\/p>\n

During the talks, the Secretary General reaffirmed his appreciation for the reforms in Ethiopia and Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed\u2019s mediation in the Sudan.<\/p>\n

Guterres also emphasized the need to pursue the same with South Sudan.<\/p>\n

The Ethiopian President for her part highlighted the success of political, legal and economic reforms over the last year and a half.<\/p>\n

She also reiterated Ethiopia\u2019s commitment to support the peace process in South Sudan and the peaceful settlement of the situation between Eritrea and Djibouti.<\/p>\n

President Sahle-Work, a former member of senior UN leadership, expressed pleasure at re-engaging with the UN in her capacity as Head of State.<\/p>\n

She further promised to positively consider the Secretary General\u2019s invitation to join his circle of leadership on prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse.<\/p>\n

President Sahle-Work also attended a consultative meeting on the peace and development of Africa, which was presided over by Germany Chancellor Angela Merkel.<\/p>\n

The Ethiopian President has been participating in different events on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly.<\/p>\n

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