Friday June 3, 2022
Ethiopian Ambassador to Uganda, Alemtshay Meseret, and Uganda’s Minister of Defense of Uganda, Vincent Ssempijja, along with military officers (Photo : MFAE)
Ethiopian Ambassador to Uganda, H.E. Alemtshay Meseret, had
a meeting with the Minister of Defense of Uganda, Vincent Ssempijja, about
regional and bilateral issues of common concerns.
The Ambassador recalled the cooperation between the two
countries in fighting extremism and terrorism in Somalia and South Sudan,
further stressing Ethiopia’s readiness to maintain and strengthen the spirit of
such cooperation.
She also briefed him about the peace-building measures taken
by the government of Ethiopia and the humanitarian truce that facilitated
unfettered flow of humanitarian aid to the Tigray region.
However, the TPLF is warming up to launch another round of
conflict, threatening all the encouraging steps taken towards peace, she added.
The Defense Minister, on his part, recalled the commendable
relationships between the two countries, which set its foundation in shared
values of Pan-Africanism.
Uganda values its brotherly and friendly relationships with
Ethiopia and will not open its doors to anti-peace elements in Ethiopia, he
said.
The two sides also noted agreements to strengthen ties in
exchanging information, to take part in military training, to cooperate in
technology transfer, and hold a technical-level meeting in Addis Ababa to meet
such objectives.
Ugandan diplomatic and legal officers and military attachés
from the Ethiopian Embassy joined the meeting.