Ethiopia to take part in Astana International Forum
Ethiopia to take part in Astana International Forum
BY STAFF REPORTER
ADDIS ABABA - The Astana International Forum will be held in the capital of Kazakhstan on June 8-9 this year and Ethiopia to take part in the forum. It was learnt that the Forum will be attended by MulatuTeshome (PhD), former President of Ethiopia and Gebremeskel Challa, Minister of Trade and Regional Integration of Ethiopia (MTRI). Mulatu Teshome will be given a floor to speak on Special session on the first day of the event, during which he will answer questions about the role of Africa in the global world and pan-Africanism.
Representatives of Ethiopian business will also take part in the Forum. This high-level event will be held under the overarching theme: “Tackling challenges through dialogue: towards cooperation, development & progress”. Hosted by President of Kazakhstan KassymJomartTokayev, the Forum will bring together government leaders, international organizations, CEOs of major multinational companies, and renowned international experts to shape the conversations that matter to the world today and identify actionable solutions to pressing global challenges.
With over 1,000 participants and guests from around the world, the Forum will bring the international community together to consider models of interstate cooperation and to foster new global partnerships. Over two days, the Forum invites all participants to contribute to finding new ways to tackle challenges in four key dimensions: Foreign policy and international security; International development and sustainability; Energy and climate change; Economy and finance.
These pillars are at the heart of the program, which includes over 40 panel sessions, armchair discussions, and other side events. Among others, confirmed speakers include Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala (PhD), Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Audrey Azoulay, Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Janusz Wojciechowski, European Commissioner for Agriculture, His Highness Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani, Emir of the State of Qatar, Sadyr Zhaparov, President of the Kyrgyz Republic and Željka Cvijanović, Chair of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Miroslav Jenča, UN Assistant Secretary-General for Europe, Central Asia and Americas at the Department of Political and Peace building Affairs (DPPA), Ivana Živković, Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations, Helga Schmid, Secretary General of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), Zhang Ming, Secretary-General of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), Odile Renaud-Basso, President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), Masatsugu Asakawa, President of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), Lassina Zerbo (PhD), former Prime Minister of Burkina Faso, etc.
Organized by the Government of Kazakhstan, the Forum will take place at
the Congress Centre of the EXPO Business District in Astana, the country’s landmark exhibition complex.
Source: (Website: https://astanainternationalforum.org)
THE ETHIOPIAN HERALD WEDNESDAY 31 MAY 2023