By Gelila Adamu<\/p>\n
Addis Ababa (AMECO) – Thailand plans to reopen its embassy in Addis Ababa as part of a push to deepen trade, investment and diplomatic ties with Ethiopia, high-level officials announced. Speaking at a commercial forum in Addis Ababa ,Arthayudh Srisamoot, adviser to the Thai foreign minister, said Bangkok was committed to turning commercial potential into practical business partnerships across the Horn of Africa.”We are very serious in doing business with Africa, with Ethiopia,” Srisamoot told delegates, emphasizing the need to build a firm foundation for long-term economic and developmental relations.<\/strong><\/p>\n The planned reopening of the resident embassy in the Ethiopian capital marks a major diplomatic step. Thailand previously operated an embassy in Addis Ababa from 1964 until its closure in 1981 due to budgetary and geopolitical considerations. To sustain momentum, both governments have agreed to establish a political consultation mechanism, with Thailand proposing to host the inaugural foreign-ministerial meeting next year.<\/p>\n Bangkok views Ethiopia as a strategic gateway linking Africa with the Middle East, Europe and broader global markets. Srisamoot highlighted Ethiopia\u2019s expanding economy, youthful workforce and geographic position as key incentives for Thai private-sector expansion.<\/p>\n The visiting Thai delegation includes senior government officials, representatives from the Thai Chamber of Commerce and the Export-Import Bank of Thailand, alongside corporate leaders from sectors including food processing, agricultural machinery, construction materials, chemicals, paints and safety equipment. Srisamoot cited major conglomerates such as CP Group as exemplars for integrated investments spanning food security, agricultural production, retail and marketing.<\/p>\n Beyond direct trade, the visit forms part of the broader Thailand-Africa Initiative, aimed at expanding South-South technical cooperation. Over the past three decades, Thailand has trained thousands of African professionals in sustainable agriculture, aquaculture, healthcare, climate change adaptation and economic development.<\/p>\n Delegates also highlighted potential growth in medical services and called for strengthened bilateral air links to boost tourism, trade and diplomatic exchange Srisamoot noted that while state institutions can unlock opportunities, private enterprise must drive execution. “Governments can create the conditions for cooperation and help open doors,” he said, “but the private sector must ultimately transform opportunities into trade, investment, employment and economic growth.”<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" By Gelila Adamu Addis Ababa (AMECO) – Thailand plans to reopen its embassy in Addis Ababa as part of a push to deepen trade, investment and diplomatic ties with Ethiopia, high-level officials announced. Speaking at a commercial forum in Addis Ababa ,Arthayudh Srisamoot, adviser to the Thai foreign minister, said Bangkok was committed to turning […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":2638,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,7],"tags":[],"yst_prominent_words":[759,1407,590,48,660,919,1043],"class_list":["post-2636","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\/2636","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=2636"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameco.et\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2636\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2639,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameco.et\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2636\/revisions\/2639"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameco.et\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2638"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameco.et\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2636"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameco.et\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2636"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameco.et\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2636"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameco.et\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=2636"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}