Ethiopia to invite Pak business delegation by Jan 2023 end: Envoy.

KARACHI -- Ambassador of Ethiopia to Pakistan Jemal Beker Abdula Wednesday said his mission was planning to organize a visit of Pakistani business delegation to his country by the end of January 2023.

This visit is solely dedicated to Pakistan, particularly for Karachi to help its businesspersons explore, understand and connect with the business community of Ethiopia, the ambassador said while addressing a press conference here.

He said the Embassy of Ethiopia in Pakistan would invite the business community through Honorary Consulate in Karachi.

'I can assure Pakistan investors that their investment in Ethiopia will be protected by the government and will also have an international guarantee as my country is a member of the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency," Jemal said.

"The government of Ethiopia is taking multiple steps to facilitate foreign investment in our country. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed chairs a meeting of the Board of Investment every two months to address the challenges faced by investors in our country," the envoy added.

He said that the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia had revised its embassies in different countries of Europe and Latin America but opened its mission in Islamabad recently with a focus to boost the already flourishing bilateral ties by promoting bilateral, regional and multilateral cooperation at this critical juncture, when the global order was witnessing tectonic shifts.

Ethiopia, he said, attached great importance to advancing the bilateral relationship with Pakistan and "the opening of our mission in Islamabad reflects our commitment in this regard."

Ethiopia and Pakistan established their diplomatic ties in 1958 and Pakistan set up its embassy in Ethiopia in 1973. Both countries have been enjoying cordial relations since then and working on bilateral, regional and global issues in a remarkable way.

The envoy said, 'I express my gratitude to the people of Pakistan and the government for extending support to Ethiopia for non-permanent candidacy in the United Nations. I am also grateful to Pakistan for standing by Ethiopia in the UN Human Rights Council over the human rights issues in the northern part of Ethiopia.'

He said that both countries were part of the UN Peace Keeping Missions in Congo, Liberia, Burundi, Somalia and South Sudan which showed their commitment for international peace and security.

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