February 9, 2021
Bujumbura, Burundi
The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Head of State made an official two-days visit to Burundi from this Thursday. The Ethiopian Head of State arrived at Ndadaye Melchior International Airport and was received by his Burundi counterpart, Evariste Ndayishimiye. The president of Ethiopia stated that the purpose of this visit in Burundi is to shore up the Burundi-Ethiopia cooperation.
Source : Mashariki TV
February 9/2021 (ENA) President Sahlework Zewdie today arrived in Bujumbura, the capital of Burundi for a two-day working visit. Photo courtesy of President Sahlework on a State Visit to Burundi | Ethiopian News Agency
President Sahlework Zewde of Ethiopia during the State banquet in honour of her official state visit to Burundi said : “The ties that unite our two countries are very strong and date back to the independence of Burundi. We haven’t worked much on it, so the purpose of this visit is to strengthen those ties. And for that, we have to see each other meet, talk to each other and identify the files that we must deal with together” .
Top on the list of priorities include the surplus energy that the Renaissance Dam, a large Ethiopian project on the Blue Nile, intends to generate.
Burundi suffers from a gross energy deficit and has turned to Ethiopians that are expected to produce thousands of Mega Watts of electricity from the controversial and inspirational grand renaissance dam.
Burundi planned to buy 200 MW and this energy would be transported via the regional interconnection called “Eastern Power Pool”, from Rwanda.
“I intend to take advantage of these two days that I will spend here in Bujumbura to lay the foundations for strengthening our bilateral ties, ” the Ethiopian President said after arriving on Tuesday in this much isolated country.
The Ethiopian President pointed out that relations between Burundi and her country date back to independence.
Bujumbura, Burundi
The Ethiopian Head of State in an official two-days visit in Burundi
The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Head of State made an official two-days visit to Burundi from this Thursday. The Ethiopian Head of State arrived at Ndadaye Melchior International Airport and was received by his Burundi counterpart, Evariste Ndayishimiye. The president of Ethiopia stated that the purpose of this visit in Burundi is to shore up the Burundi-Ethiopia cooperation.
Source : Mashariki TV
February 9/2021 (ENA) President Sahlework Zewdie today arrived in Bujumbura, the capital of Burundi for a two-day working visit. Photo courtesy of President Sahlework on a State Visit to Burundi | Ethiopian News Agency
Dhifa aliyoandaliwa Mh. Rais Sahlework Zewde wa Ethiopia na mwenyeji wake Rais wa Burundi Everiste Ndayishimiye
President Sahlework Zewde of Ethiopia during the State banquet in honour of her official state visit to Burundi said : “The ties that unite our two countries are very strong and date back to the independence of Burundi. We haven’t worked much on it, so the purpose of this visit is to strengthen those ties. And for that, we have to see each other meet, talk to each other and identify the files that we must deal with together” .
Top on the list of priorities include the surplus energy that the Renaissance Dam, a large Ethiopian project on the Blue Nile, intends to generate.
Burundi suffers from a gross energy deficit and has turned to Ethiopians that are expected to produce thousands of Mega Watts of electricity from the controversial and inspirational grand renaissance dam.
Burundi planned to buy 200 MW and this energy would be transported via the regional interconnection called “Eastern Power Pool”, from Rwanda.
“I intend to take advantage of these two days that I will spend here in Bujumbura to lay the foundations for strengthening our bilateral ties, ” the Ethiopian President said after arriving on Tuesday in this much isolated country.
The Ethiopian President pointed out that relations between Burundi and her country date back to independence.