Foreign Minister Félix Plasencia meets with Ethiopian counterpart Demeke Mekonnen in New York - MPPRE

Foreign Minister Félix Plasencia meets with Ethiopian counterpart Demeke Mekonnen in New York

Venezuela’s Foreign Minister Félix Plasencia held a meeting on Monday with Ethiopia’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Demeke Mekonnen to strengthen the diplomatic relations between their countries.

Plasencia informed about this meeting on his Twitter account and explained that they discuss strategic issues of common interest and how important the African Union is to Venezuela as “a natural interlocutor to dialogue with Mother Africa.”

Foreign Minister Plasencia said that Venezuela and Ethiopia will deepen relations in the education and cultural areas and “the huge potential of air connections with Addis Ababa.”

The meeting took place in New York prior to the 76th Session of the UN General Assembly.