The school's Principal Nguyen Thi Tuyet Mai highlighted the special significance of the visit, as it took place just one day before the Vietnam Day for Persons with Disabilities (April 18), bringing encouragement to both teachers and students.
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali stressed that Vietnam has been a trustworthy friend of the Ethiopian people, expressing his impression on the country's comprehensive and great achievements in socioeconomic development and growing international standing.
To facilitate economic ties, the two sides agreed to negotiate basic agreements and deals, particularly a free trade agreement, an agreement on investment facilitation and protection, a double taxation avoidance agreement, and a cooperation deal on cybersecurity and high-tech crime combat.
Vietnam always values its friendship and cooperation with African countries, including Ethiopia. Both sides should study and identify several priority areas for cooperation in the coming period, based on their respective potential and needs, particularly in agriculture, trade, investment, science and technology, and people-to-people and business-to-business connectivity.
This is the first visit to Vietnam by a senior Ethiopian leader since the two countries established diplomatic relations in 1976, and also the first high-level delegation exchange between the two countries in seven years.
The ongoing visit to Vietnam by Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali is expected to reinvigorate bilateral ties and unlock new opportunities for cooperation between Vietnam and Ethiopia, a key player in the Horn of Africa.
This is the first official visit to Vietnam by a high-ranking Ethiopian leader since the two countries established diplomatic relations in 1976. It is also the first high-level delegation exchange between Vietnam and Ethiopia in seven years.
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali and his spouse will pay an official visit to Vietnam and attend the fourth Partnership for Green Growth and the Global Goals 2030 (P4G) Summit in Hanoi capital city from April 14-17.
The first joint political consultation between Vietnam and Ethiopia was co-chaired by Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Minh Hang and State Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia Mesganu Arga.
Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh had brief meetings with President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedow, and Prime Minister of Ethiopia Abiy Ahmed on the sidelines of the expanded BRICS Summit in Kazan city of Russia on October 23 evening (local time).
