Prime Minister Hailemariam Desssalegn met with the Secretary General of the United Nations, António Guterres, on the sideline of the ongoing 30th African Union Summit at the AU headquarters yesterday January 27.
The two leaders capitalized on ways of further boosting the peace and security of the Horn of African region, paying due attention to the security situation in South Sudan and Somalia. PM Hailemariam has reiterated Ethiopia’s continued efforts in bringing about peace and stability to the region. This is exemplified by peacekeeping operations such as the AMISOM. In this respect, the Secretary General has commended Ethiopia’s role in the maintenance of peace and stability in the Region through its various peace keeping missions under the flags of the AU and the UN.