The 18th Nations and Nationalities Day is being celebrated today in Somali Regional state capital, Jigjiga, with the theme “Diversity and Equality for National Unity.” As the theme implies, the holiday is an Ethiopia Day.
Ethiopiawinet is a national identity with multinational unity at the center. Ethiopiawinet recognizes diversity of nations and nationalities and holds this diversity for centuries in unity. It is my strong belief to use the day to strengthen a unifying and grand narration that bases on multinational unity.
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (PhD)
Ethiopia’s Green Legacy exemplary to East Africa: IGAD
Ethiopia’s effort to combat climate change through the Green Legacy Initiative is exemplary to the East Africa region. Ethiopia’s endeavor to mitigate climate change under the Green Legacy Initiative is commendable and exemplary for the region.
The main reason that Ethiopia’s Green Legacy Initiative is a pioneered model to the region and others is that the country planted over 30 billion tree saplings by mobilizing its resources, with people’s effort and coordination of leadership, and without pleading for external financing.
Workneh Gebeyehu (PhD), IGAD Executive Secretary
Ethio-Russia cooperation will be diversified: President Putin
Ethiopia is our long-standing and reliable partner in Africa. This year, we marked the 125th anniversary of diplomatic relations of our two countries.
During Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s official visit to Russia in July, an array of intergovernmental and trade agreements in transport and logistics, telecommunications, as well as in the sphere of peaceful atom were concluded. These agreements will undoubtedly help diversify Russian-Ethiopian cooperation.
Russia supported Ethiopia’s application to join BRICS from the time it was submitted. “We will facilitate the effective integration of our Ethiopian partners into all interaction mechanisms within the association during our chairmanship in 2024.”
Viladmir Putin, President of Russia said while receiving the credential letter of Ethiopian Ambassador to Russia, Cham Ugala Uriat.
Celebrating Nations, Nationalities Day promotes multinational state
Celebrating Nations, Nationalities and Peoples’ Day is essential to build an inclusive and multinational country that we are dreaming. The day helps all nations, nationalities and peoples to promote their cultures and traditions.
Representatives of all nations, nationalities and peoples are exchanging cultures and traditions with others and this promotes coexistence, unity in diversity and multi-nationalism. The 18th Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Day is celebrating colorfully here in Jigjiga, the capital city of Somali Regional State.
Mustafe Mohammed, President of Somali Regional State
THE ETHIOPIAN HERALD SATURDAY 9 DECEMBER 2023
