Kazakhstan, Serbia Express Interest to Strengthen Bilateral Ties with Ethiopia

Addis Ababa Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Demeke Mekonnen held talks with First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Serbia Ivica Ivica Dacic, and Deputy Foreign Minister of Kazakhstan Kanat Tumysh on the margins of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Summit in Baku, Azerbaijan.

The discussions focused on strengthening bilateral cooperation and mutual interests, it was learned.During the discussion, Demeke gave a brief overview of the implementation of the Pretoria Peace Agreement and noted the need to expand relationships in trade and investment between the countries.

Serbia First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ivica Dacic on the occasion stressed the need to scale up the historical relationship between Ethiopia and Serbia with new engagements.

Deputy FM of Kazakhstan, Kanat Tumysh, on his part appreciated the political and economic progress of the Ethiopia.

He also expressed Kazakhstan’s interest in working on tourism, education and capacity building with Ethiopia, and called for strengthening economic cooperation between the two countries.

Kazakhstan and Serbia are members of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) and cooperate with Ethiopia in international forums.

Source: Ethiopia News agency