Deputy PM pays working visit to UAE, travels to Moscow

Addis Ababa, June 22, 2021 (FBC) – Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister Demeke Mekonnen paid a working visit to United Arab Emirates (UAE) where he held discussions with higher government officials of the country.

The Deputy Prime Minister and officials explored ways to further ties between Ethiopia and UAE in multifaceted areas of cooperation. After he had wrapped up working visit in UAE, the Deputy Prime Minister travelled to Moscow.

Demeke is expected to meet Prime Minister of Russia Sergey Lavrov and discuss with him on ways of boosting relations between the two nations and latest developments in Ethiopia and the region at large.