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Ethiopia’s Foreign Minister Demeke Mekonnen will pay a two-day visit to Turkey starting Monday, the Turkish Foreign Ministry reported on Sunday.
“During the talks, bilateral relations will be discussed, an exchange of views on regional and international issues will also take place,” the ministry said in a written statement.
The visit comes on the occasion of the 125th anniversary of the first diplomatic contacts between Turkey and Ethiopia, he said.
The ministry added that the official opening ceremony of the new Ethiopian embassy building in the Turkish capital, Ankara, will be held with the participation of Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu.
Diplomatic relations between Turkey and Ethiopia began in 1896 with the exchange of delegations during the rule of Sultan Abdulhamid II and Emperor Menelik II, according to the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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