(August 02, 2011, RIYADH)-- Ethiopia has pledged to work closely with Saudi Arabia to boost bilateral ties, especially in the manpower and agriculture sectors.
Ethiopian President Girma Wolde-Giorgis, who was released from a Riyadh hospital on Sunday after a routine medical check-up, made the vow to forge closer ties and to support the Kingdom’s ambitious food security initiative in an exclusive interview with Arab News in the capital Sunday night.
Girma, while providing an overview of progressively growing relations between Riyadh and Addis Ababa, pointed out that about 10,000 maids out of the 30,000 female workers recruited so far from the second most populous African country have arrived in the Kingdom.
He described Saudi Arabia and Ethiopia as friends and partners currently working together in several areas. Girma, 87, was admitted to the Riyadh-based Armed Forces Hospital for medical examinations last week. No details were given about his health condition at the time.
Some observers said that his health problem is related with his age while others said that he had acute diabetes and a heart attack. Girma, however, denied the reports.
"I have a severe leg infection, I am neither diabetic nor hypertensive." He thanked Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah for the hospitality and support given to him. Read more from Arab News »
Ethiopian President Girma Wolde-Giorgis, who was released from a Riyadh hospital on Sunday after a routine medical check-up, made the vow to forge closer ties and to support the Kingdom’s ambitious food security initiative in an exclusive interview with Arab News in the capital Sunday night.Girma, while providing an overview of progressively growing relations between Riyadh and Addis Ababa, pointed out that about 10,000 maids out of the 30,000 female workers recruited so far from the second most populous African country have arrived in the Kingdom.
He described Saudi Arabia and Ethiopia as friends and partners currently working together in several areas. Girma, 87, was admitted to the Riyadh-based Armed Forces Hospital for medical examinations last week. No details were given about his health condition at the time.
Some observers said that his health problem is related with his age while others said that he had acute diabetes and a heart attack. Girma, however, denied the reports.
"I have a severe leg infection, I am neither diabetic nor hypertensive." He thanked Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah for the hospitality and support given to him. Read more from Arab News »
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