EU Reaffirms Continued Support To Ethiopia’s Reform Agenda. Borrell met H E Gedu Andargachew

President Sahle-Work Zewde held talks with the High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice-President of the Commission, Josep Borrell. https://www.eudebates.tv/debates/worl... #eudebates #eudebate #Borrell #Urpilainen #Africa Borrell was accompanied by Janez Lenarcic, European Commissioner for Crisis Management in charge of European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid. After the discussion, President Sahle-Work tweeted that “I had a fruitful discussion” with Josep Borrell. Borrell also met with Gedu Andargachew, Ethiopia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs to exchange views on ways of strengthening relations between the Union and Ethiopia. Gedu took the opportunity to thank the European Union member states for the comprehensive support they extend to the development endeavors of Ethiopia. He also provided a briefing to Borrell on the ongoing Ethiopian socioeconomic reforms, the status of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) talks, and Ethiopia’s critical role in peace-building activities in the region. Borrell commended the reforms in Ethiopia and reiterated that the EU would continue to assist the Ethiopian Government in this regard. HR/VP Josep Borrell and EU Commissioner Janez Lenarčič to visit Ethiopia. Meeting with SRS Regional President and Regional government - National Disaster Risk Management Commission. EU High Representative Josep Borrell and EU Commissioner Janez Lenarčič will be travelling to Ethiopia on Thursday, 8 October 2020. The visit focusses on both Ethiopia and the African Union and is a testimony of the close EU cooperation with both on the many topics of common interest. Stressing the strong partnership between ‘Team Europe’ and the African Union in response to COVID-19 pandemic, the European Union is sending a Humanitarian Air Bridge flight to Ethiopia delivering 7.5 tons of coronavirus testing kits to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention. They are part of third batch of the overall 1.4 million test kits delivered. EU High Representative Josep Borrell and EU Commissioner Janez Lenarčič will take part in a handover ceremony at the Bole International Airport. Following the handover ceremony, they will continue their visit, meeting Chairperson Moussa Faki and other interlocutors of the African Union, to discuss the AU-EU Partnership and the upcoming Summit of 2021, as well as with the Ethiopian President Sahle-Work Zewde, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and other members of the government, to discuss EU-Ethiopia relations. The trip will continue in the Somali region, with a visit to a refugee camp in Qoloji and a nutrition project in Jijiga, supported by ECHO, European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations. Team Europe In April 2020, the EU launched the ‘Team Europe’ package to support partner countries in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic and its consequences. The objective of ‘Team Europe’ approach is to combine resources from the EU, its Member States, and financial institutions, in particular the European Investment Bank and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. ‘Team Europe’ support to the AU Joint Strategy for COVID-19 Outbreak amounts to over 26 million EUR with contributions from the EU, Germany, Austria, Spain and Sweden. High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell, and Commissioner for Crisis Management, Janez Lenarčič are on an official visit to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from 8-9 October 2020. The mission aims to keep up the momentum of a strengthened EU-AU partnership and coincides with a new delivery of 7.5 tons of coronavirus testing kits donated by Germany as part of ‘Team Europe' efforts to help partners to deal with the pandemic. EU Humanitarian Air Bridge The High Representative and the Commissioner participated this morning in a handover ceremony delivering 7.5 tons of coronavirus testing kits to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention. In total, the EU has made available almost 1.4 million tests for the extraction and the detection of the virus to African countries. https://www.eudebates.tv/ #eudebates