Ethiopia, Jan. 15 -- Demeke Mekonnnen, Deputy prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia welcomed the People's Republic of China's ambassador to Ethiopia, Zhao Zhiyuan.

The two have held a fruitful discussion on some principal issues, notably on the COVID19 pandemic, the GERD, and the latest developments in Tigray.

Demeke appreciated the Chinese government and companies, including the Jack Ma Foundation, for their valuable support to Ethiopia in fighting the global scourge.

He also expressed hope that China's considerations of debt suspensions/reliefs to some of Ethiopia's projects would continue to help Ethiopia mitigate the adverse impacts of the pandemic.

The Deputy Prime Minister also applauded China's principled ...