{"id":21985,"date":"2025-05-06T12:00:13","date_gmt":"2025-05-06T09:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/?p=21985"},"modified":"2025-05-06T12:16:59","modified_gmt":"2025-05-06T09:16:59","slug":"saar-highlights-joint-security-interests-in-meeting-with-ethiopian-officials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/saar-highlights-joint-security-interests-in-meeting-with-ethiopian-officials\/","title":{"rendered":"Sa\u2019ar Highlights Joint Security Interests in Meeting with Ethiopian Officials"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Foreign Minister Gideon Sa\u2019ar made an official visit to Ethiopia on Monday, where he met with Ethiopian Prime Minister Dr. Abiy Ahmed. The meeting was held at the presidential palace in Addis Ababa and lasted over an hour. Sa\u2019ar also met with Ethiopia\u2019s Foreign Minister, Dr. Gedion Timotheos. The two discussed political, security, and economic issues.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Thank you Prime Minister for your warm hospitality and friendship. We will continue together to strengthen our relations! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dSsMlvkW0Q\">https:\/\/t.co\/dSsMlvkW0Q<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Gideon Sa&#8217;ar | \u05d2\u05d3\u05e2\u05d5\u05df \u05e1\u05e2\u05e8 (@gidonsaar) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gidonsaar\/status\/1919449889609494689?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 5, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cTerrorism is a shared enemy of both countries\u201d<br \/>\n<\/strong>Sa\u2019ar warned of the danger posed by cooperation between the Al-Shabaab terrorist group\u2014active in the Horn of Africa\u2014and the Iranian-backed Houthi militia. He emphasized that terrorism is a common enemy of both nations.<\/p>\n<p>In his meetings, Sa\u2019ar highlighted the deep and historic ties between Israel and Ethiopia and expressed the mutual desire to strengthen the alliance between the two countries\u2014regional powers with a strategic partnership. The discussions also addressed ways to deepen cooperation in the areas of security, economy, trade, and innovation.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_21988\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21988\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-21988 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2-25-1024x683.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2-25-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2-25-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2-25-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2-25-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2-25.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-21988\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Foreign Minister Gideon Sa\u2019ar during his visit to Ethiopia | Photo: Shlomi Amsalem<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>\u201cIsrael will respond\u201d<br \/>\n<\/strong>At a joint press conference held in the afternoon, the Foreign Minister addressed the recent Houthi attacks and Israel\u2019s expected response. \u201cJust yesterday, they struck near our airport with a missile. They pose a threat to Israel, to Africa, and to the entire international community. Israel will respond,\u201d Sa\u2019ar declared.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During his visit to Addis Ababa, Gideon Sa\u2019ar met with Ethiopia\u2019s Prime Minister and Foreign Minister to discuss strengthening strategic cooperation between the two countries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":43,"featured_media":21987,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,85,6,65],"tags":[5204,5203,3300,3351,2205,5202,4644,5205],"class_list":["post-21985","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics","category-positive-moment","category-security","category-world","tag-africa-israel-relations","tag-al-shabaab","tag-ethiopia","tag-foreign-minister","tag-gideon-saar","tag-houthi-threat","tag-israeli-diplomacy","tag-strategic-partnerships"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.7 (Yoast SEO v24.7) - 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