Abu Dhabi: His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, and Dr Abiy Ahmad, Ethiopia’s Prime Minister, discussed ways of boosting ties of friendship and cooperation and took a stock of an array of the latest regional and global issues of mutual concern.
Shaikh Mohammad welcomed the Ethiopian prime minister at Al Shati Palace on Friday, expressing his hope that the working visit of Abiy Ahmad to the UAE would contribute towards furthering UAE-Ethiopia’s cooperation ties in a manner that meets aspirations of the friendly leaderships and peoples in both countries.
During the meeting, which was attended by Shaikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Shaikh Mohammad and Abiy Ahmad explored the prospects of bilateral cooperation across the economic, trade and investment fields in order to serve mutual interests.
Shaikh Mohammad emphasised the UAE’s firm policy of expanding its ties with friendly countries based on mutual respect, confidence and understanding and the delivery of mutual benefits.
"The UAE and Ethiopia are maintaining good, evolving ties within the framework of the two leaderships’ keenness to further solidifying these ties and cooperation," he stated.
For his part, the Ethiopian prime minister highlighted the strong and special ties between his country and the UAE, expressing his confidence that the bilateral ties would see steady growth in various domains.
He described the UAE as a ‘successful role model’ in the region thanks to the wisdom and far-sighted vision of the UAE’s founding father, Shaikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan, and the keenness of President His Highness Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan to pursue this model of prudent leadership, which catapulted the UAE to the ranks of advanced nations.
Earlier on arrival at Al Bateen Airport, the Ethiopian prime minister was welcomed by Shaikh Abdullah, Reem Ebrahim Al Hashemi, Minister of State for International Cooperation, and other officials.
