Algiers, 14 April 2025 (SPS) - Algeria and Ethiopia reiterated Sunday, in Addis Ababa, their support for Sahrawi people's right to self-determination.
The support was expressed at the 5th Algerian-Ethiopian Joint Commission meeting, co-chaired by the minister of State, minister of Foreign Affairs , National Community Abroad and African Affairs, Ahmed Attaf, and his Ethiopian counterpart, Gedion Timothewos.
The joint declaration, made as the commission meeting's proceedings were wrapping up, underlines the commitment of both countries to the different resolutions of the UN Security Council and General Assembly on the completion of the decolonization process, and especially their support and commitment to the implementation of all decisions issued by the two main UN bodies in relation to Western Sahara people's right to self-determination, and the legal framework of the territory.
The session was an opportunity for the commission to emphasize the convergence of views between Algeria and Ethiopia on key issues at both African and international levels, and stress the need to continue consultation and coordination between the two countries in different multilateral fora, in line with their joint commitment to peace, freedom and justice, in their best interest and in the interest of the African continent.
At the bilateral level, the meeting resulted in the identification of new areas of cooperation, responding to the aspirations of the two countries to achieve development.
It was also an opportunity to enrich the legal framework governing bilateral relations through the signing of 13 legal documents, covering the fields of pharmaceutical industry, investment promotion, agriculture, energy and mines, start-ups, space sciences, higher education, sports, culture and archives.
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