Minister Adam holds talks with Ethiopian counterpart |31 January 2015

The Minister for Foreign Affairs Jean-Paul Adam has held talks with Ethiopia’s Foreign Minister Dr Tedros Adhanom on the sidelines of the 26th African Union executive council meeting taking place in Addis Ababa.

Dr Tedros noted that Ethiopia and Seychelles have huge potential in tourism and underlined the need to build strong cooperation to tap the potential of the sector.

He underlined that Ethiopia and Seychelles could enhance cooperation in the areas of tourism, trade and investment.

He added that Ethiopian Airlines’ flight to Seychelles paves the way to boost the bilateral relationship between two nations.

Dr Tedros pointed out that the two countries’ leadership need to work closely in exploring opportunities of cooperation to benefit the peoples of the two nations.

Minister Adam appreciated Ethiopia’s strong commitment and continued effort in regional and global security issues, particularly in addressing security concerns of Eastern Africa and Africa in general.
The minister also pointed out that the decrease in piracy rate along the coast of Somalia is partly due to Ethiopia’s effort to realise stable Somalia by dislodging Alshabaab, adding that  Seychelles has benefited from the reduction of piracy incidents along the Somali coast.

Minister Adam said that Ethiopia’s diverse ethnic groups, religion and culture, language and rich history reflect the huge tourism potential of this country.

He underlined that Ethiopia and Seychelles could work together in coordinating tourism activities to maximise the benefit the sector provides.

Noting that Ethiopian coffee has been reaching Seychelles market, he underlined the need to expand more economic ties between two countries.

He also said that bilateral relations between Ethiopia and Seychelles should be strengthened in people to people relation through cultural exchange.