{"id":1878,"date":"2026-07-29T10:05:07","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T10:05:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ameco.et\/english\/?p=1878"},"modified":"2026-07-29T10:05:07","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T10:05:07","slug":"ethiopia-and-azerbaijan-commit-to-strategic-ties-after-high-level-addis-ababa-talks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameco.et\/english\/ethiopia-and-azerbaijan-commit-to-strategic-ties-after-high-level-addis-ababa-talks\/","title":{"rendered":"Ethiopia and Azerbaijan commit to strategic ties after high-level Addis Ababa talks"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"model-response-message-contentr_cb7b8f8a0ccde9e2\" class=\"markdown markdown-main-panel enable-luminous-fast-follows enable-updated-hr-color md-content tutor-markdown-rendering\" dir=\"ltr\" aria-busy=\"false\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<p data-path-to-node=\"3\"><em>Addis Ababa, (AMECO)\u00a0<\/em>\u2014 <strong>Ethiopia and Azerbaijan have signaled a shared ambition to deepen strategic ties and broaden bilateral cooperation following talks between Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and Sahiba Gafarova, Speaker of Azerbaijan\u2019s parliament, the Milli Majlis.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"4\">The high-level discussions, held in the Ethiopian capital, focused on identifying new avenues for mutual economic growth and expanding diplomatic engagement between East Africa and the South Caucasus.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"5\">In a statement published on social media following the meeting, Abiy described the dialogue as productive, emphasizing a mutual commitment to long-term collaboration.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"6\">\u201cWe engaged in productive discussions on strengthening our bilateral relations, building on a shared commitment to a deeper strategic partnership and mutual growth,\u201d the Prime Minister stated.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"7\">The diplomatic engagement reflects wider efforts by both nations to diversify international partnerships, with a focus on institutional knowledge-sharing, trade, and regional development.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"8\">As part of her official itinerary in Addis Ababa, Gafarova also held a separate bilateral session with Tagesse Chafo, Speaker of Ethiopia\u2019s House of People\u2019s Representatives.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"9\">The parliamentary talks centered on strengthening inter-legislative dialogue and establishing institutional frameworks to support broader bilateral agreements negotiated at the executive level.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"12,2,0\">\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Addis Ababa, (AMECO)\u00a0\u2014 Ethiopia and Azerbaijan have signaled a shared ambition to deepen strategic ties and broaden bilateral cooperation following talks between Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and Sahiba Gafarova, Speaker of Azerbaijan\u2019s parliament, the Milli Majlis. The high-level discussions, held in the Ethiopian capital, focused on identifying new avenues for mutual economic growth and expanding [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":1881,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"elementor_canvas","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,7],"tags":[],"yst_prominent_words":[1002,135,1433,1407,390,588,1552,76,91,85],"class_list":["post-1878","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-news","category-world-wide"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameco.et\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1878","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameco.et\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameco.et\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameco.et\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameco.et\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1878"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameco.et\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1878\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1880,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameco.et\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1878\/revisions\/1880"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameco.et\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1881"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameco.et\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1878"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameco.et\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1878"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameco.et\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1878"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameco.et\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=1878"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}