Ethiopian Embassy in Germany

🇪🇹 𝗞𝗘𝗬 𝗗𝗘𝗖𝗜𝗦𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 of the 57th Ordinary Session of Ethiopia's Council of Ministers, held today Jun 26, 2026.

𝐄𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐚 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐀𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐊𝐞𝐲 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐖𝐓𝐎 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬

Ethiopia and New Zealand have signed a Bilateral Market Access Protocol at the WTO headquarters in Geneva, marking another important milestone in Ethiopia’s accession process to the World Trade Organization (WTO).

The Protocol was signed by Ambassador Tsegab Kebebew, Ethiopia’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Office at Geneva and other International Organizations in Switzerland, and Ambassador Clare Kelly, New Zealand’s Permanent Representative to the WTO and Chair of the WTO General Council.

Speaking at the ceremony, Ambassador Tsegab noted that the agreement reflects the two countries’ shared commitment to strengthening economic cooperation and supporting an open, rules-based multilateral trading system. He reaffirmed that WTO accession remains a strategic national priority under Ethiopia’s ongoing economic reform agenda.

Ambassador Clare Kelly congratulated Ethiopia on the achievement and reiterated New Zealand’s continued support for Ethiopia’s successful accession to the WTO.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia

My warm congratulations to Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali and the Prosperity Party on their victory in Ethiopia’s general election.

When I visited Addis Ababa last year, the first such visit by a Malaysian PM, I was struck by the warmth of the welcome and the substance of our conversations. Prime Minister Abiy and I found that we read the world in much the same way, and that countries of the Global South stand to gain a great deal by working together as equals.

Ethiopia matters greatly to how Malaysia engages with Africa. There is much that we set in motion last year, and I look forward to carrying it forward together.

ANWAR IBRAHIM