Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed embarked on a working visit to the North African nation of Algeria on Sunday afternoon.
Ahmed and his delegation were welcomed by Algerian Prime Minister Ayman Ben Abdul Rahman upon their arrival in Algiers.
Later, Abiy laid a wreath at the commemorative stele of the Martyr’s Memorial in the capital, and observed a minute of silence in tribute to the martyrs of the National Liberation War, APA has learned.
During his visit, Ahmed is expected to hold discussions with the country’s president, Abdelmadjid Tebboune on bilateral issues of mutual concern and visit various development projects in the country.
It is imaginable that it is an important trip if the Prime Minister is not avoiding it at a time when war is resumed in Northern Ethiopia after the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) broke five months of humanitarian ceasefire.
The diplomatic relations between the two countries have been strengthening in the past few years. In 2021, the two countries agreed to establish a business council.
Algeria is said to be the largest Defense Market in Africa. In 2020, it spent $9.45 billion on the defence industry, according to information from the U.S. Department of Trade.
Algeria fought the bloodiest anti-colonial battle against the French Colonial government.
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