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The Ethiopian National Defense Force Health Main Department promoted today 39 officers that have shown impressive activities during the law enforcement operation.
The military officers were given the ranks from Army Specialist up to Colonel.
They played a great role in the battle by providing health services for the warriors that combatted against the terrorist TPLF.
Source: Ethiopia News agency
(ENA) Members of the terrorist TPLF fugitives who had been chased by the government over a planned terrorism plot were arrested and extradited to Ethiopia from Djibouti, according Federal Police.
The fugitives are among the members of the terrorist TPLF group who had participated in the attack on the Northern Command of the National Defense Force (ENDF) and members of the Federal Police and fled to neighboring countries.
The extradited terrorist TPLF fugitives who have arrived in Addis Ababa on Monday are Habtom Gebresilassie Wolyu, Mesele Tamene Eshetu and Colonel Mohammed Berihu Nur.
Accordingly, the Federal Police Commission’s Criminal Investigation Bureau would take the suspects into custody and commence investigation on the case.
It is to be recalled that the Federal Police Commission, in collaboration with the Defense Forces and other security institutions, has been hunting down and prosecuting the terrorist TPLF leaders and military officers on suspicion of treason.
Source: Ethiopia News agency
The government of Ethiopia has made focused investments in the transportation and logistics sector as part of the nation’s vision for prosperity over the past three years, Prime Minister Abiy said. According to the premier, streamlining the nation’s transportation and logistics industry is imperative to national development and economic growth.
Accordingly, the government over the past three years has developed national transportation policy, national logistics policy, national logistics strategy and non- motorized transport strategy in order to expedite the development of the industry.
As part of the nation’s effort to transform the transportation and logistics sector, a total of 2, 721 kms of asphalt road have been constructed over the past three years, he added.
The PM further stated that total in bounded import and export logistics status of the country has reached over 17 million tons, which has been considered as the largest in Ethiopia’s trade history.
Ship’s port dwelling time has decreased to 12.75 days from 40 days, the premier stated on Face-book.
Source: Ethiopia News agency
(ENA)House of Peoples’ Representatives (HPR) Speaker Tagesse Chafo conferred with US Senator Jim Inhofe who opposed the recent visa restrictions imposed on Ethiopia by the Biden Administration.
The two officials have discussed on the current situation in Ethiopia and issues across the region, according to HPR.
During the occasion, Tagesse briefed Inhofe about the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), the law enforcement operation in Tigray and the ongoing humanitarian assistance in the region, as well as the Ethio-Sudan border dispute.
The speaker has told the senator about Government’s ongoing efforts to address the challenges in Tigray noting that humanitarian activities are intensified by reaching the people who need the assistance.
Mentioning that Ethiopia is getting ready to proceed with the scheduled second filling of GERD, the House Speaker stressed that it will be done without causing any harm on the down-stream countries.
Tagesse told the visiting Senator that Ethiopia wants a peaceful mechanism to the Ethio-Sudan border tension.
Senator Jim Inhofe said for his part that the briefing had made him understand about the various activities being undertaken in Ethiopia.
He expressed his commitment to support Ethiopia.
It is to be recalled that Senator Jim Inhofe has openly opposed the visa restriction imposed last week on Ethiopia by the Biden administration.
“I oppose the heavy handed visa restrictions from the Biden Administration,” he tweeted.
“Ethiopia needs our support as they work to end the sectarian violence. Actions like this don’t help us get closer to a peaceful resolution.”
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has also met with Senator Inhofe yesterday.
Source: Ethiopia News agency
Russia supports the AU-led tripartite negotiation on the GERD and all appropriate measures should be made during the second phase of filling the dam as per the Declaration of Principle agreed by the three countries, Vsevolod Tkacheko, African Affairs Director at Russia Foreign Affairs Ministry said.
Ethiopia’s Ambassador to Russia, Alemayehu Tegenu and Tkacheko had discussion in Moscow, Russia.
Following the briefing he was given by the Ethiopian ambassador, the director stated the Russian position by saying that his country supports the AU-led tripartite negotiation on the GERD and pointed out that all appropriate measures should be made during the second phase filling of the dam as per the DoP agreed by the three countries.
He also said that Russia strongly believes in non-interference in domestic affairs of other countries and it is against sanctions imposed unilaterally by the stronger nations on the weaker ones.
According to Tkacheko, the border dispute between Ethiopia and the Sudan should be resolved through peaceful mechanisms by coming round the table and make genuine talks for the common benefits of the two nations.
Briefing the Russian director, Ambassador Alemayehu explained in detail about the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) tripartite negotiation and pointed out that Ethiopia strongly supports the AU-led process.
He stressed that Ethiopia won’t abide by the Colonial-Era Treaties made on the Nile River without its participation and will go ahead with the second filling of the dam this coming rainy season as scheduled.
With regard to the situation in Tigray Regional State, Alemayehu updated Tkacheko on the overall effort of the government in assisting the internally displaced persons and bringing the region to normalcy again.
The decision of the U.S Administration to impose visa restrictions on Ethiopian officials was ill-advised and it will seriously undermine the long-standing and important bilateral relationship between the two countries, he noted.
According to him, it is also regrettable and unacceptable to treat the Ethiopian Government on equal footing with the terrorist TPLF and the government cannot be compelled by anybody to sit down and negotiate with it.
On the Ethio-Sudan Border dispute, he said the peoples of the two nations don’t deserve unnecessary conflict that can be resolved through bilateral negotiation by using the existing mechanisms.
The peoples of the two neighboring nations have the same destiny and they should fight together against their common enemy, poverty.
Source: Ethiopia News agency