On September 16-17, 2020, the Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Ethiopia Barlybai Sadykov met at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia with the Secretary of State (Deputy Minister) for Economic Diplomacy and Diaspora Affairs Mme Zion Teklu and Director of the General Department for Asia and Oceania Affairs Mr. Maloling Safa; as well as with the Director of the Institute for Peace and Security Studies at Addis Ababa University Mr. Jonas Adaye.

On September 16-17, 2020, the Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Ethiopia Barlybai Sadykov met at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia with the Secretary of State (Deputy Minister) for Economic Diplomacy and Diaspora Affairs Mme Zion Teklu and Director of the General Department for Asia and Oceania Affairs Mr. Maloling Safa; as well as with the Director of the Institute for Peace and Security Studies at Addis Ababa University Mr. Jonas Adaye.

During the meetings B. Sadykov informed about the main provisions of the Address of the President of the RK Tokayev K.K. to the people of Kazakhstan dated September 1, 2020, aimed at improving the efficiency of the management system, the economy in new realities, disclosing industrial potential, developing agriculture, transport and logistics complex, small and medium-sized businesses, the financial sector, modernizing the country's regional development and increasing social welfare of people.

The interlocutors responded positively to the Address, noting its strategic programmatic nature and the priority of population protection issues, which are becoming especially relevant during the COVID-19 pandemic.