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Resident mission in Ethiopia established
In a bid to broadenpolitical, trade and economic relations with Ethiopia and also forge closer relations with the African Union (AU) that is headquartered in Addis Ababa, the Government of Sri Lanka recently established a resident mission in Ethiopia, Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in statement.
The Embassy is located at No. 875, Kebele 02, Bole Sub City, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. (Telephone: +251-11-6154-681, +251-11-8334-175; Facsimile: +251-11-6154-785; Email: slemb.ethiopia@gmail.com).
Sri Lanka’s Ambassador-designate to Ethiopia, is Sumith Dassanayake, who has already assumed office and awaits the presentation of his official credentials to President Mulatu Teshome.
Sri Lanka established diplomatic relations with Ethiopia in 1972. With the establishment of diplomatic relations, Sri Lanka’s Ambassadors to Kenya were concurrently accredited to Ethiopia while Ethiopia’s Ambassadors to India were accredited to Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka and Ethiopia are both members of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), and G-77, and cooperate with each other in areas of mutual benefit including in multilateral fora such as the UN.
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