South Korean President Lee Myung Bak is scheduled to visit Ethiopia, South Africa and Democratic Republic of Congo from July 2 through July 11. The president will visit Ethiopia on July 8.
He is expected to discuss ways to expand cooperation with Ethiopia and the other African countries over various areas like nuclear power, energy and raw materials, his office said in a statement today.
Ethiopia and South Korea signed a $300 million economic cooperation agreement on Monday, during Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's two-day state visit to South Korea.
A delegation from Ethiopian Electric Power (EEP) has met with Peter Marcello, South Sudan's Energy and Dams Minister to discuss a potential electric energy deal.
Nebil Mahdi, Ethiopia's Ambassador to South Sudan, has met and discussed with Simon Mijok Mijak, Minister of Roads and Bridges of the Republic of South Sudan, focusing on implementing previously held agreements to interconnect the two Countries by road infrastructures.
The Ethiopian government and Starbucks have held high-level discussions aimed at strengthening their long-standing partnership and expanding the global presence of Ethiopian coffee.
