Addis Ababa: South Korea’s ambassador to Ethiopia Jung Kang commended the Ethiopian Government’s political commitment in executing the ongoing corridor development in Addis Ababa and the Green Legacy Initiative across the country.

In an exclusive interview with ENA, Ambassador Kang said that the Green Legacy Initiative, spearheaded by Prime Minister Abiy, is pivotal and huge number of the population is participating.

Recalling that South Korea had passed through similar transition, the Ambassador pointed out that it will have significant role in the overall development of the country.

“The whole plan (Green Legacy Initiative) was quite impressive and as part of this plan; I think the corridor project is, executed and still underway. I think it really changed the face of the city. And it is more clean and more bright and more modern,’ he elaborated.

The corridor development being underway in the capital city, Addis Ababa, will also create jobs, Kang stated, and emphasized it will also transform the city in
to more interesting one.

‘It was still a very good city, but it is transforming through this project. It is attracting more development, I guess, and probably missions, and hopefully investors as well,’ Ambassador Kang anticipated.

According to the Ambassador, the political commitment of the leadership in the implementation of the Green Legacy Initiative has effectively brought massive number of the population onboard.

‘From what I see, it was quite impressive and quite motivating,’ he noted.

Ethiopia has actively embarked on extensive tree planting over the past five years, having planted a remarkable number of seedlings so far.

Pursuant to the country’s ambitious plan of planting 50 billion trees, Ethiopia has planted over 615.7 million seedlings in a single day on August 23, 2024 and 29.1 million citizens across the country turn out in planting the saplings.

Source: Ethiopian News Agency