2017 Summit: Ethiopia assures AU of host agreement

2017 Summit: Ethiopia assures AU of host agreement

The African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson, Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma has met with the newly appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Dem­ocratic Republic of Ethiopia, H.E. Dr. Workneh Gebeyehu.

The AU Commission Chairperson and the Foreign Affairs Minister discussed issues relat­ed to the host agreement between the AU Com­mission and the Ethiopian government, as well as the current State of Emergency.

The Minister said that as Foreign Minister, he valued the relationship between the government of Ethiopia and the AU Commission.

They both agreed on the need for relations to be particularly solid, in order for Addis Ababa to be viewed as the capital of Africa.

The Chairperson lauded the cooperation of the Ethiopian government and the Commission, emphasizing the Commission’s efforts to work very closely with all Member States.