{"id":17049,"date":"2025-03-13T14:01:36","date_gmt":"2025-03-13T12:01:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/?p=17049"},"modified":"2025-03-13T14:01:36","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T12:01:36","slug":"israel-scores-diplomatically-strengthening-israel-ethiopia-relations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/israel-scores-diplomatically-strengthening-israel-ethiopia-relations\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel Scores Diplomatically, Strengthening Israel-Ethiopia Relations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In a meeting held yesterday (Wednesday) in Jerusalem, Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar hosted Ethiopian Foreign Minister Dr. Gedeon Timothewos on his first official visit to Israel.<\/p>\n<p>The discussions included a one-on-one session, followed by an expanded bilateral meeting focused on advancing diplomatic, security, and economic relations between the two countries.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_17051\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17051\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-17051\" src=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/chutz1-1024x710.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"555\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/chutz1-1024x710.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/chutz1-300x208.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/chutz1-768x533.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/chutz1-1536x1065.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/chutz1.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17051\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Press Conference of the Foreign Ministers of Israel and Ethiopia | Photo: Shlomi Amsalem, GPO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>&#8220;Part of a Broader Initiative to Strengthen Ties with African Nations&#8221;<\/strong><br \/>\nAt a press conference following the meeting, Sa&#8217;ar announced that he would soon visit Ethiopia as part of a broader initiative to reinforce Israel\u2019s ties with African nations.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Shared Fight Against Terrorism<\/strong><br \/>\nSa&#8217;ar emphasized the shared threat of terrorism faced by both countries, noting that Ethiopia plays a crucial role in combating the Al-Shabaab terror group operating in the Horn of Africa.<\/p>\n<p>He further stated that the Houthi threat extends beyond the Middle East, disrupting international trade routes, targeting Israeli ships in the Red Sea, and collaborating with other terrorist organizations in the region.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Israel and Ethiopia Committed to a Joint Fight Against Terror<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>&#8220;<\/em>The Houthis pose a threat to Israel, Africa, and global stability,&#8221; Saar declared, reaffirming the commitment of both countries to combat radical Islamist terrorism, including Hamas, Hezbollah, jihadist groups in Syria, and Al-Shabaab in Africa.<\/p>\n<p>The meeting marks a significant consolidation of Israel-Ethiopia relations, fostering broad strategic cooperation\u2014another step in Israel\u2019s diplomatic efforts to bolster alliances with African nations in the face of security and economic challenges in the region.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Minister of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mfaethiopia?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@mfaethiopia<\/a>, Dr. Gedion Timothewos, met with his Israeli counterpart, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gidonsaar?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@gidonsaar<\/a> and discussed bilateral and multilateral issues of mutual interest. The ministers have agreed to strengthen the longstanding bilateral relations between the two countries.   <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SgZHpR0KtZ\">pic.twitter.com\/SgZHpR0KtZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of #Ethiopia  (@mfaethiopia) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mfaethiopia\/status\/1899887232221134945?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 12, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Foreign Minister Saar meets with his Ethiopian counterpart, emphasizing regional and security cooperation, especially emphasizing the Houthis as a shared global threat.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":35,"featured_media":17050,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,65],"tags":[3302,3299,3300,2862,2205,3301,1480],"class_list":["post-17049","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics","category-world","tag-cooperation","tag-diplomatic-meeting","tag-ethiopia","tag-foreign-affairs","tag-gideon-saar","tag-houthi","tag-israel"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.7 (Yoast SEO v24.7) - 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