Luxembourg Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn is in Ethiopia today and tomorrow as part of the Grand Duchy’s ambitions to strengthen its political-diplomatic and economic relations with the African continent, beyond its traditional partnership for development.

Minister Asselborn will meet first with his new Ethiopian counterpart, Workneh Gebeyehu, in Addis Ababa and will also visit the headquarters of the African Union in order to increase contacts with senior African officials, including the new Vice President of the African Union Commission, Thomas Kwesi Quartey and Commissioner Peace and Security, Smaïl Chergui. The interviews will allow to examine the main issues of African and international news.