Main results EU leaders met in Brussels for a two-day summit. On 24 June they discussed COVID-19, migration and external relations, including Turkey and Russia. They also met UN Secretary-General António Guterres over lunch. In the evening, they discussed the EU fundamental value of LGBTIQ non-discrimination. On 25 June economic recovery and the challenges for the euro area were on […]
Day: June 25, 2021
Building a Stronger Democracy in Ethiopia
Democracy flourishes when institutions of governance are inclusive, transparent, accountable, and responsive to its people. With that immutable fact in mind, the United States commends those Ethiopians who exercised their right to vote on June 21. Elections, however, are not in and of themselves a sufficient marker of democracy or genuine political reform. The June […]
Secretary Antony J. Blinken and French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian at a Joint Press Availability
FOREIGN MINISTER LE DRIAN: (Via interpreter) (In progress) Welcome back. It is excellent news for all of us that America is back. It has come back to the values that we share, come back to an imperative that we share, democracy. It has come back to multilateralism that we built together, and it is our responsibility […]
Briefing With Acting Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs Joey Hood, Acting Director of the Office of the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS Patrick Worman, And Office of Monetary Affairs Director Susannah Cooper On the Secretary’s Upcoming Participation in the Meeting on Syria, The D-ISIS Ministerial, and the G20
MR ICE: Yes, thank you. Hello, everyone, and thank you for joining us today. It’s my pleasure to welcome you to this call previewing Secretary Blinken’s trip to Italy for meetings on Syria, the D-ISIS coalition, and the G20. The trip was announced officially on June 18th. Before we get started, I would like to […]
AAU Runs a Seminar on Water-Case Dispute Handling Mechanisms
Office of External Relations, Partnerships and Communications of Addis Ababa University (AAU) organized a seminar persistent to examine water-case dispute settling solutions based on two international experiences at Ras Mekonnen Hall on the 24th of June 2021. The Seminar focused on exploring trans-boundary water-born conflict management methods through revitalizing experiences from Indus Basin Treaty-1960 (between India […]
Ethiopia Calls on UNSC to Encourage Sudan, Egypt to Respect AU-Led Negotiate over GERD
(ENA) Ethiopia called on UN Security Council (UNSC) to encourage Sudan and Egypt to respect the AU-led process and negotiate in good faith over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). According to Foreign Affairs, Ethiopia, in a letter sent to the president of the UNSC on Wednesday, rejected the latest attempts made by Egypt and […]