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India and Ethiopia connected Tuesday (December 16, 2025) elevated their ties to a strategical partnership, arsenic Prime Minister Narendra Modi held wide-ranging talks with his Ethiopian counterpart Abiy Ahmed Ali during which they discussed issues of bilateral and communal interest.
Mr. Modi, who arrived present from Jordan connected his maiden bilateral visit, was accorded a ceremonial invited astatine the National Palace up of the bilateral talks, reflecting the vibrant India-Ethiopia relations rooted successful shared past and a promising future.
"We are elevating India and Ethiopia relations to a strategical partnership. This measurement volition supply caller energy, caller momentum and caller extent to our ties," Prime Minister Modi said during the delegation-level talks.
He thanked PM Ali for his enactment successful India's combat against terrorism. "The enactment of affable countries successful this conflict against coercion holds large significance," Mr. Modi said.
"Today, we got the accidental to deliberate connected the cardinal aspects of our cooperation, specified arsenic economy, innovation, technology, defence, health, capacity-building and multilateral cooperation. I americium pleased that today, we person decided to treble the pupil assistance for Ethiopia successful India," Mr. Modi said.
Mr. Modi said that India and Ethiopia person shared contact, dialogue, and speech for thousands of years. The 2 countries, which are affluent successful languages and traditions, are symbols of unity successful diversity, helium added.
"Both countries are antiauthoritarian powers committed to bid and the payment of humanity. We are co-travellers and partners of the Global South. On planetary platforms, we person stood shoulder-to-shoulder," helium said.
Mr. Modi said the African Union's office successful Ethiopia makes the state a gathering constituent of African diplomacy. "Inspired by the communal imaginativeness of an inclusive world, successful 2023, India ensured that the African Union became a G20 member," helium said.
In 2023, during India’s G20 Presidency, the African Union was admitted arsenic a imperishable subordinate of the G20.
Mr. Modi said that though this is his archetypal visit, helium felt a heavy consciousness of belonging and warmth, reflecting the thousands of years of transportation betwixt the 2 countries.
On his part, Prime Minister Ali said the 2 countries stock implicit thousands of years of transportation done trade, diplomacy, education, civilization and adjacent successful our nutrient and traditions. "These ties proceed to signifier a heavy friendship, collaboration and communal respect betwixt our people," helium said.
"We besides admit your accordant connection that Africa's priorities indispensable pb the partnership. These kinds of dignified, respectful messages for Africa are precise important. Mr Prime Minister, support pushing. That is the benignant of connection we are expecting from each our trusted friends," Mr. Ali said.
He said this aligned afloat with Ethiopia's improvement program - African-owned, African-led, and African-defined.
"Today, we conscionable with a wide absorption to signifier a modern partnership, grounded successful sovereignty, self-reliance and applicable cooperation. Our practice is rooted successful equality and South-South solidarity," helium said.
"Our system is performing strongly. Last year, we grew 9.2% and this twelvemonth we are expecting 10.3% GDP growth. Besides GDP growth, our FDI inflow is besides rising large time. India is the starring root for our FDI," helium said.
"We person much than 615 Indian companies which are investing successful Ethiopia. This each gives our practice a beardown instauration of trust. I deliberation our determination contiguous that we elevate our historical narration to a strategical narration is the close decision," helium added.
Prime Minister Modi besides went to the Friendship Park and Friendship Square successful Addis Ababa with PM Ali.
In a lukewarm and peculiar gesture, PM Modi was earlier received by his Ethiopian counterpart astatine the airdrome and accorded a lukewarm and colourful welcome.
"Ethiopia is simply a federation with large past and vibrant culture," Mr. Modi said successful a station connected societal media.
PM Ali informed his Indian counterpart astir the varieties of Ethiopian java during informal talks.
"At Addis Ababa airport, took portion successful a accepted Coffee Ceremony with Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali. The ceremonial beautifully highlights Ethiopia’s affluent heritage," Mr. Modi said.
In a unsocial gesture, the Ethiopian Prime Minister drove Modi to the hotel.
On the way, helium took a peculiar inaugural of taking PM Modi to the Science Museum and Friendship Park, which was not successful the itinerary.
The Nobel Peace Prize-winning Ethiopian PM’s peculiar gestures amusement singular respect for Mr. Modi, sources said.
"Thank you Ethiopia for a invited that was unforgettable. The Indian assemblage showed singular warmth and affection. India-Ethiopia relationship is going to get adjacent much robust successful the times to come," Mr. Modi said.
When Mr. Modi arrived astatine the hotel, helium was warmly welcomed by the members of the Indian community. Local artists performed dances. Some of them danced connected the taxable of the fashionable Hindi opus ‘Aisa Des Hai Mera’ to invited him.
On Wednesday (December 17, 2025), Mr. Modi volition code the Joint Session of Parliament and stock his thoughts connected India's travel arsenic the "Mother of Democracy" and the worth that the India-Ethiopia concern tin bring to the Global South.
PM Modi arrived successful Ethiopia from Jordan, wherever helium held a one-on-one gathering with King Abdullah II astatine the Husseiniya Palace connected Monday (December 15, 2025) earlier the delegation-level talks.
India and Jordan besides inked MoUs successful the fields of culture, renewable energy, h2o management, integer nationalist infrastructure and twinning statement betwixt Petra and Ellora, aimed astatine giving a large boost to bilateral ties and friendship.
From Ethiopia, Modi volition sojourn Oman connected the last limb of this three-nation tour.
