Ethiopian embassy, TDAP agree to join hands for single country exhibition in Addis Ababa

Islamabad : The Embassy of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (FDRE) in Islamabad and the Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) on Thursday agreed to forge collaboration for holding the Single Country Exhibition in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia during the next year in a successful manner, says a press release.

The crucial collaboration came under discussion during a meeting between Dr. Jemal Beker Abdula, Special Envoy and Ambassador Extraordinary of the FDR Ethiopia to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, and Zubair Motiwala, Chief Executive of the TDAP. The meeting was also attended by Sheryar Taj, Secretary TDAP, Abdul Karim Memon DG TDAP, and Ibrahim Tawab, Honorary Consul to the FDR Ethiopia in Karachi.

During the meeting, both sides discussed strategies to sensitize the traders of both the countries about the business and trade opportunities in each other countries’ major economic sectors including agriculture and agro processing, pharmaceutical, surgical items, automotive, Information Technology, leather and leather products, construction material, steel and aluminium. They agreed to launch a joint awareness campaign in all the major cities of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan to mobilize the business community for their maximum participation in the Single Country Exhibition.

Ambassador Dr. Jemal said the Government of Ethiopia has undertaken the Home Grown Economic Reforms which had shown promising results, addressing macro-economic imbalances, increasing productivity, creating ease of doing business and providing a conducive environment for attracting the foreign direct investment. He said the capital city of Ethiopia-Addis Ababa is a third diplomatic hub hosting a number of international conferences every year including the African Union Summit.