Addis Ababa: Ethiopian Airlines Group has been playing a crucial role in the development of Ethiopia’s diplomatic relationship with the rest of the world, Ethiopian Airlines CEO Mesfin Tasew said.
An exhibition highlighting Ethiopia’s 116-year diplomatic history and contemporary diplomatic accomplishments kicked off in Addis Ababa yesterday in the presence of President Sahle-Work Zewde and high level government officials.
The exhibition, inaugurated at the Science Museum under the theme “From an African Hub to the World,” will remain open for public until February 2, 2024.
The exhibition contains photographs revealing moments of the historical events related to visits and bilateral meetings of heads of state, Ethiopia’s efforts for international peace, Ethiopia’s aspiration and its supports for the freedom of African nations, among others.
Ethiopian Airlines CEO Mesfin Tasew who attended the exhibition told ENA that Ethiopian Airlines has been connecting Ethiopia to the rest of the world for the last 78
years.
During this period Ethiopian has been carrying people from country to country and it connects Africans together and to the rest of the world.
Ethiopian Airlines has given a new stimulus to Ethiopia’s diplomatic undertaking since its inception. It boosts representation of the country in Africa and beyond, he said.
‘We have been carrying government officials from country to country. We have been facilitating diplomatic relationships. We have been promoting economic diplomacy by promoting economic interaction between the countries. We have been promoting tourism and all the good faces of Ethiopia to the rest of the world,’ CEO elaborated.
‘We strongly believe that Ethiopian Airlines has played a crucial role in the development of Ethiopia’s diplomatic relationship with the rest of the world.’
Moreover, the CEO indicated that Ethiopian Airlines, the continent’s leading and largest airline, serves 135 destinations around the globe with its 147 ultra-modern environmentally friendly aircraft.
‘We are ex
panding and adding new destinations and that is how we grow. When we add new destinations, we create a conducive environment for the people of the two countries to travel, create more socio-economic relationships between the countries and that elevates diplomatic relations,’ Mesfin added.
The CEO reiterated that Ethiopian has been reinforcing diplomatic relationships between Ethiopia and countries that Ethiopian travels, connecting the peoples.
Source: Ethiopian News Agency