Ethiopia, Aug. 23 -- Ethiopia has expressed its keenness to forge relations with Seychelles in trade and tourism, and explore other new avenues of cooperation spheres.

This was disclosed while the Ethiopian Ambassador to Seychelles, Meles Alem presented his credentials to President Danny Faure yesterday.

The discussion they held focused on areas such as air connectivity, tourism and trade as well as potential areas of cooperation like cargo shipping lines to facilitate investment and transportation by sea, Seychelles News Agency reported.

Ethiopia's Ambassador Meles stated that both countries have their own comparative advantages.

"Ethiopia is one of the oldest countries of the world. It has thousands of years of history. The historic...