German and French FMs visit grain warehouse in Ethiopia

Record ID: 1706208

  • Title: German and French FMs visit grain warehouse in Ethiopia
  • Date: 12th January 2023
  • Summary: ADAMA, OROMIA REGIONAL STATE, ETHIOPIA (JANUARY 12, 2023) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF WORLD FOOD PROGRAMME (WFP) WAREHOUSE IN ADAMA SAMPLES OF GRAIN PACKAGED WITH LABEL READING (English): “FROM UKRANIAN PEOPLE. Crop Year 2022” STACKS OF PACKAGED FOOD BOXES OF PALM OIL PALM OIL CONTAINER CONVOY OF FRENCH AND GERMAN FOREIGN MINSTERS ARRIVING FRENCH FOREIGN MINISTER CATHERINE COLONNA GREETING WFP ETHIOPIA COUNTRY DIRECTOR CLAUDE JIBIDAR GERMAN FOREIGN MINISTER ANNALENA BAERBOCK GREETING WFP ETHIOPIA COUNTRY DIRECTOR CLAUDE GIBDAR WFP STAFF BRIEFING THE MINISTERS GIBDAR BRIEFING THE MINSTERS GERMAN FOREIGN MINISTER ANNALENA BAERBOCK AND FRENCH FOREIGN MINISTER CATHERINE COLONNA LISTENING TO THE BRIEFING COLONNA LISTENING BAERBOCK LISTENING (SOUNDBITE) (French) FRENCH FOREIGN MINISTER, CATHERINE COLONNA, SAYING: “That's why you saw us stop in front of the cereals which were the cereals which were donated by Ukraine and transported all the way here because Ukraine is not responsible for the war. Ethiopia neither. But many countries suffer from the consequences of the Russian aggression and the countries of Africa in particular. Therefore we wanted whatever, not being responsible for this war either, to deal with part of the negative consequences of the Russian aggression in Ukraine -- a war which continues and which has negative consequences for too many countries in the world, particularly in Africa.” MEDIA BRIEFING BY WFP COUNTRY REPRESENTATIVE ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA (JANUARY 12, 2023) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF NEWS CONFERENCE BAERBOCK LISTENING DURING NEWS CONFERENCE (SOUNDBITE) (English) ETHIOPIAN DEPUTY PRIME MINSTER AND FOREIGN MINISTER, DEMEKE MEKONNEN, SAYING: “The government of Ethiopia has already issued a request to the UN Office Of The High Commissionaire for Human Rights alongside the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission to deploy Human Rights Monitors in the conflict affected areas, and secondly to support The Transitional Justice Policy Consultation Process.” NEWS CONFERENCE IN PROGRESS MEKONNEN LISTENING (SOUNDBITE) (German) GERMAN FOREIGN MINISTER, ANNALENA BAERBOCK, SAYING: “It is also important to deal with crimes because we know that we Germans and French, from our own experience, reconciliation does not happen overnight, but without the prospect of justice for the victims of crime, reconciliation and lasting peace are not possible.” WHITE FLASH GERMAN AND FRENCH FOREIGN MINISTERS LEAVE THE MEDIA ROOM ALONG WITH ETHIOPIAN DEPUTY PRIME MINSTER AND FOREIGN MINISTER, DEMEKE MEKONNEN
  • Embargoed: 26th January 2023 21:19
  • Keywords: CONFLICT ETHIOPIA FRANCE GERMANY TIGRAY
  • Location: ADAMA AND ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA
  • City: ADAMA AND ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA
  • Country: Ethiopia
  • Topics: Africa,Conflicts/War/Peace,Military Conflicts
  • Reuters ID: LVA001221212012023RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock and her French counterpart Catherine Colonna travelled to Adama in Ethiopia on Thursday (January 12) to inspect stores of grain delivered from Europe.
    Both ministers were in the country to vow their government's support for rebuilding the war affected areas in Ethiopia, which started in 2020.
    A peace agreement was signed between the warring parties at the end of last year.
    The ministers met with the Deputy Prime Minister of Ethiopia, Demeke Mekonnen, and pledged to ease the effects of the war in the Tigray and Amhara regions.
    Also on the agenda was the subject of rising food prices being exacerbated by Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the climate crisis.
    The French Foreign Minister, Catherine Colonna, said the war in Ukraine had affected many countries like Ethiopia.
    Ethiopia's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister said the country was committed to the peace process.
    Earlier the two Foreign Ministers were greeted in Addis Ababa by the Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed.
    (Production: Mukelwa Hlatshwayo, Kumerra Gemechu)
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