German Chancellor
The Ethiopian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced that German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will soon visit Ethiopia, although an exact date has not been determined. The visit was made public following a meeting yesterday between Ambassador Mesganu Arga, State Minister of MoFA, and Ambassador Christoph Retzlaff, Director for Sub-Saharan Africa and the Sahel at the Foreign Office of Germany in Addis Abeba.
The meeting covered a range of topics, including bilateral concerns and plans for Scholzโs visit. Ambassador Mesganu emphasized Ethiopiaโs commitment to regional and international peace efforts, with a particular focus on the situation in Sudan. โEthiopia strongly condemns the interference of external actors & encourages AU and IGAD efforts to facilitate dialogue among conflicting parties,โ stated Ambassador Mesganu.
German Chancellor follows a recent visit by Luise Amtsberg
The upcoming visit by Chancellor Scholz follows a recent visit by Luise Amtsberg, German Commissioner for Human Rights Policy and Humanitarian Assistance at the Foreign Office. During her visit, Amtsberg met with civil society organizations, human rights defenders, and womenโs rights organizations to discuss Ethiopiaโs path to lasting peace.
Foreign Ministers Annalena Baerbock and Catherine Colonna of Germany and France, respectively, also visited Ethiopia in January to discuss how the EU can support Ethiopia and its people on the path to lasting peace.