Ethiopian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Demeke Mekonnen and Colombian Vice President Francia Márquez signed the document. Mekonnen thanked Bogotá for the decision to reopen its embassy in Addis Ababa after 50 years, the local foreign ministry announced on its Twitter account.
For his part, Márquez reiterated that one of the reasons for reopening his diplomatic headquarters in his country, in addition to improving relations between the two parties, is Ethiopia’s strong influence in Africa and the region.
He reiterated the South American nation’s willingness to work with Ethiopia at the regional and continental levels, as well as on multilateral platforms.
“After an hour in #AddisAbaba, we have already signed two letters of intent between the two foreign ministries. One to start the first political consultations and another to promote Spanish as a foreign language in #Ethiopia,” wrote the Colombian vice-president on the same social network.
Ethiopia and Colombia began official diplomatic relations in 1947, and the country opened its embassy in Addis Ababa in 1967 and closed it in 1974.
Márquez arrived in this capital from Kenya in the afternoon for an official visit, the final stop on her African tour, which began a few days ago in South Africa and was received at Bole International Airport by the Ethiopian Minister for Women and Social Affairs. Ergogy Tesfaye. and other senior government officials.
The tour of the region’s three countries is the first at the highest level by a Colombian government on the continent in more than a quarter of a century.
Strengthening diplomatic, political, commercial and cultural relations is the goal of the Colombian Vice President and the delegation accompanying her, made up of members of the Cabinet of Ministers, parliamentarians, chambers of commerce, businessmen from various sectors, cultural leaders and other journalists. .
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