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21/02/21 10:00 AM IST

India, Ethiopia sign agreements on visa facilitation & leather technology

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India and Ethiopia today signed two agreements related to visa facilitation and leather technology

Highlights
  • The two ministers, while signing the agreement, also agreed on expanding the bilateral agenda of India and Ethiopia especially on economic, defence, digital, Science and Technology, and cultural cooperation.
  • The Ethiopian Minister also briefed in detail about the ongoing situation in the region.
India-Ethiopia relations
  • The relations between the two nations have been existing for almost two millennia.
  • In July 1948, the modern diplomatic relations between the two countries were established at the legations level and its raised to the level of ambassadorial in 1952.
  • Both India and Ethiopia enjoy friendly and close relations.
  • India supports the developmental efforts of Ethiopia and Ethiopia has been supporting India’s interests such as its claim of being a permanent member of the UN Security Council.
  • They also share a common understanding of the need for the reform of the UN, cross-border international terrorism, and the significance of action on climate change.
Source: Newsonair

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