Source: Xinhua| 2019-04-22 22:53:10|Editor: yanVideo Player CloseADDIS ABABA, April 22 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese-proposed Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) will further boost the comprehensive Ethiopia-China ties, an Ethiopian official said. Billene Seyoum, Spokesperson for Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, said in a recent interview with Xinhua that Ethiopia's inclusion in the BRI is a natural progression of the growing ties between the two countries ever since they established diplomatic ties almost five decades ago. "Ethiopia's inclusion in the Belt and Road Initiative is something that has progressed as part of the strong social, political, cultural and economic ties that has progressed throughout the last 50 years," Seyoum said. "The Addis Ababa-Djibouti electrified railway is another element and manifestation of the strong relationship that has come through this initiative," she said. Noting that manufacturing and textile industries as "critical components of the Ethiopia-China ties," Seyoum said that Ethiopia aspires to attracting more Chinese investments in agro-processing and tourism so as to capitalize on the BRI initiative and the upcoming second edition of BRF.

Source: Ethiopian News April 22, 2019 15:11 UTC