PM Fiala opens Czech-Ethiopian Business Forum

Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala opened a Czech-Ethiopian Business Forum in Addis Ababa on Saturday. In a speech, he said Czechia saw Ethiopia as one of its key trading partners in Africa and that there was great potential for further cooperation in such areas as the health sector and the defence industry.

Mr. Fiala also said Ethiopia was an important country in terms of stability in the East Africa region.

Czech officials said 14 Czech businessmen and about 40 Ethiopian businessmen had participated in the forum.

Prime Minister Fiala also met his Ethiopian counterpart, Abiy Ahmed, on the first full day of one a week-long visit to a number of African states.