Addis Ababa City, the capital of Ethiopia, and Chuncheon City of South Korea have agreed to strengthen ties between them building on the decades old relation between the two countries.
On Thursday Ambassador Dessie Dalkie, the Ethiopian Ambassador in the Republic of Korea, visited Chuncheon City. On the occasion, the Ambassador visited the Korean War Memorial Museum downtown and laid a wreath at a memorial monument built for Ethiopian veterans remembering their participation during the Korean War, according to the information obtained from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia.
During his visit, Ambassador Dessie Dalkie held a courtesy meeting with the Mayor of Chuncheon City and discussed various issues. As Chuncehon City is a sister city of Addis Ababa, the Mayor agreed to continue cooperation between Addis Ababa and Chuncehon City in a more strengthened and expanded manner.
The Ambassador also visited Chuncheon Bioindustry Foundation, which works on biotechnology manufacturing and serves as a center for start-ups for innovators, and discussed transferring appropriate technologies for Ethiopian similar institutions. In connection with this, a visit was made to Kangwon National University, which is the 4th ranked university in Korea, and they agreed to work together on many issues.
The university agreed to give more scholarships to Ethiopian students and to continue bilateral cooperation with Addis Ababa University. Finally, he appeared at the opening ceremony of a coffee exhibition, where various events about Ethiopian coffee were held, providing a good opportunity to promote Ethiopia’s major export commodity and our country, according to the statement.