Canada and Ethiopia established diplomatic relations in 1956. Canada opened an embassy in Addis Ababa in 1957; although Ethiopia opened an embassy in Ottawa in 1962, it was closed the next year due to financial constraints and not re-opened until 1989. In 2021, Ethiopia closed its embassy in Ottawa again due to reshuffling and reorganization.[1] In 2022, Ethiopia reopened its embassy in Ottawa.[2]
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Visits
editThe Canadian Prime Minister, Jean Chrétien made a visit to Ethiopia in 2002. The Vice Minister of the Ministry of Transport and Communication Ayenew Bitewilign visited Canada in 1995, while the President of the Ethiopian Supreme Court Kemal Bedri made a formal visit to that country in 2001.[3]
Canadian aid
editEthiopia was one of 18 countries, in addition to the West Bank and Caribbean nations, which the Canadian government announced would be preferred in receiving foreign aid in 2009, down from 25 previous years. This was down in hope of focussing resources in order to make a larger impact in these countries.[4]
Canada is a significant donor of foreign aid to Ethiopia. Canada's official development assistance in 2007 to Ethiopia totalled US$90.52 million, making it fourth in bilateral donors.[5]
In 2001, Canada sent 450 peacekeepers to the border region as part of a UN force with a mandate to prepare for UN peacekeeping mission in the border region with Eritrea.[6][7] The Canadian Minister of National Defence, Art Eggleton, visited these troops in Ethiopia that same year.[3]
Resident diplomatic missions
edit- Canada has an embassy in Addis Ababa.
- Ethiopia has an embassy in Ottawa.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Ethiopia: Breaking - Ethiopia Recalls Dozens of Diplomats, Closes Consulates in Various Countries
- ^ Embassy of Ethiopia in Ottawa
- ^ a b "Bilateral relations" Archived June 21, 2009, at the Wayback Machine, Ethiopian Ministry of Foreign Affairs website (accessed 28 July 2009)
- ^ Alexander Panetta, "Canada limits main foreign aid recipients to 20 countries", Canada East website (accessed 3 March 2009)
- ^ "Dataset: 2a. ODA by Recipient by country" OECD.Stat (accessed 1 May 2009)
- ^ "Foreign Affairs :: Home :: Canada in the World :: Country and Regional Information". Archived from the original on 2009-02-28. Retrieved 2009-04-30.
- ^ cbc.ca