On the first round of political consultations between Kazakhstan and Ethiopia

Nur-Sultan, December 28, 2021 - The first round of political consultations between Kazakhstan and Ethiopia took place in the format of a videoconference.

During the event, Director of the Department of Near, Middle East and Africa of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan Ontalap Onalbayev and Director General of the Department of Asia and the Pacific of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia Molalign Asfa discussed the current state and prospects for further development of bilateral cooperation in political, trade, economic, cultural and humanitarian spheres.

The sides also congratulated each other on the 10th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries and noted the importance of further strengthening bilateral contacts in the main areas of cooperation.

The sides exchanged views on topical issues of the international and regional agenda. Particular attention was paid to identifying promising areas of cooperation for 2022, including interaction within multilateral structures.

Following the consultations, the sides stressed the need to maintain a political dialogue between the foreign ministries of the two countries and give it a regular character.