EU High Representative Josep Borrell and EU Commissioner Janez Lenar\u010di\u010d will be traveling to Ethiopia on Thursday, 8 October 2020. The visit focusses on both Ethiopia and the African Union and is a testimony of the close EU cooperation with both on the many topics of common interest.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Stressing the strong partnership between \u2018Team Europe\u2019 and the African Union in response to COVID-19 pandemic, the European Union is sending a\u00a0Humanitarian Air Bridge flight to Ethiopia delivering 7.5 tons of coronavirus testing kits\u00a0<\/strong>to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention. They are part of third batch of the overall 1.4 million test kits delivered.<\/p>\n

EU High Representative\u00a0Josep Borrell<\/strong>\u00a0and EU Commissioner\u00a0Janez Lenar\u010di\u010d<\/strong>\u00a0will take part in a handover ceremony at the Bole International Airport.<\/p>\n

Following the handover ceremony, they will continue their visit, meeting Chairperson Moussa Faki and other interlocutors of the African Union, to discuss the AU-EU Partnership and the upcoming Summit of 2021, as well as with the Ethiopian President Sahle-Work Zewde, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and other members of the government, to discuss EU-Ethiopia relations.<\/p>\n

The trip will continue in the Somali region, with a visit to a refugee camp in Qoloji and a nutrition project in Jijiga, supported by ECHO, European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations.<\/p>\n

Source: eeas.europa.eu<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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