Algeria-Ethiopia Joint Commission Boosts Strategic Ties and Legal Framework
ADDIS ABABA – The 5th Algeria-Ethiopia Joint Commission held on Sunday evening, in Addis Ababa, was co-chaired by the Minister of State, Minister of Foreign Affairs, National Community Abroad and African Affairs, Ahmed Attaf, and his Ethiopian counterpart, Gedion Timothewos.
The joint commission is part of the implementation of decisions taken by the Algerian President, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, with the Ethiopian Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed, during their meeting last February in Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), relating in particular to the need to strengthen the strategic partnership and expand it to economic areas.
According to observers, the Algerian and Ethiopian parties have succeeded, to a large extent, in achieving the expected objectives of the joint commission’s work, both in terms of strengthening political coordination, and developing and diversifying bilateral cooperation, as well as enriching the arsenal of legal texts governing relations between the two countries.
At the political level, the joint press release adopted by the two parties noted a convergence of views and positions on various issues of common interest, at regional, continental and international levels, as part of their unwavering commitment to the principles of the Constitutive Act of the African Union and the goals of the United Nations Charter.
Regarding bilateral cooperation, the joint commission has led to concrete and ambitious results, namely the definition of clear priorities on which the Algerian-Ethiopian partnership should focus in the next stage, particularly in the fields of pharmaceutical industry, agri-food industries, agriculture, energy, mining and start-ups.
It is evident that these priorities have been established in accordance with the economic potential abounding in both countries, as well as their respective aspirations inscribed in their development policies, with a view to laying solid foundations for a promising economic partnership between two influential actors on the African continent.
In order to support this momentum, the Algerian and Ethiopian parties have ensured the enrichment of the bilateral legal framework through the signing of 13 legal texts on the occasion of the 5th of the joint commission. These texts mainly concern economic sectors, particularly the pharmaceutical industry, investment promotion, agriculture, energy, mining and start-ups.
The human element also received particular attention through the signing of memorandums of understanding and executive programs in higher education, sports, and culture. Both parties share the conviction that strengthening friendship and exchanges between the Algerian and Ethiopian peoples remains fundamental to developing the strategic partnership between the two countries.
