On August 21, 2020, the Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Ethiopia Barlybay Sadykov met at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia with Mr. Devano Kedir, Permanent Secretary for Business and Economic Affairs, Mr. Davit Irga, Director of the General Department for Multilateral Cooperation, and Mr Maloling Safa, Director of the General Department for Asia and Oceania.

On August 21, 2020, the Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Ethiopia Barlybay Sadykov met at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia  with Mr. Devano Kedir, Permanent Secretary for Business and Economic Affairs,  Mr. Davit Irga, Director of the General Department for Multilateral Cooperation, and Mr Maloling Safa, Director of the General Department for Asia and Oceania.

During the conversation with Mr. Devano Kedir, the parties exchanged views on the state and prospects of trade, economic and investment cooperation between the two countries. In particular, they noted the great potential of such cooperation and the need to make efforts to unlock it. An agreement was reached to hold in November this year a joint online conference on economic issues with the participation of representatives of government agencies and business circles of both countries.

At the meeting with D. Irga the parties discussed issues of interaction between the two countries in multilateral formats. Taking into account that Kazakhstan is the current Chair of the UN Group on Landlocked Countries, special attention was paid to this topic. An agreement was reached on joint holding of an international event for landlocked African countries.

At the meeting with Mr. Maloling Safa topical issues of bilateral cooperation between the two countries were raised. In particular, they discussed issues of holding political consultations with representatives of the Ministries Foreign Affairs, expanding the legal framework of cooperation, developing cooperation in the military-technical field, and mutual support within the framework of international organizations.