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Bilateral relations
Ethiopia–Serbia relations
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Ethiopia and Serbia maintain diplomatic relations established between Ethiopia and SFR Yugoslavia in 1962. Serbia has an embassy in Adis Abeba. Both Ethiopia and Serbia are majority Eastern Christian nations. Ethiopia is one of Serbia's strongest advocates in Africa when it comes to their position on the recognition of Kosovo.

History

Yugoslavia period

Main article: Ethiopia–Yugoslavia relations
President Josip Broz Tito visiting the Embassy of Yugoslavia in Addis Ababa in 1970

The former state of Yugoslavia maintained diplomatic ties with Ethiopia and shared membership of the NAM bloc. Josip Broz Tito granted Haile Selassie I the title of honorary citizen of the city of Belgrade. The first vessel of the Ethiopian Navy was a gift from Yugoslavia, and as a sign of thanks Marshal Tito was given a villa in Addis Ababa which is now the Serbian Embassy.

Contemporary period

In 2012, after travelling to Addis Ababa in order to reaffirm Ethiopia's stance on Kosovo regarding Serbia, Vuk Jeremić and Haile Mariam signed a memorandum of understanding between the two nations' ministries of foreign affairs.

Economic relations

In 2011, as a result of a meeting between Serbian tractor manufacturer Industrija Motora Rakovica announced it would begin exporting tractor frames and motors to Ethiopia for assembly. The first of the partially assembled tractors from Rakovica arrived in Ethiopia later that year.

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See also

References

  1. Novi Magazin - Pocasni Gradjani
  2. B92 - Putovanja - Etiopija: Zelena Afrika (Serbian) April 13, 2010
  3. RTV - January 27, 2012 - Potpisan memorandum o saradnji Srbije i Etiopije (Serbian)
  4. B92 Biz - IMR: U Etiopiju idu 15.000 traktora - March 22, 2012
  5. Kurir - May 18, 2011 - Prvi traktori iz IMR-a krenuli put Etiopije
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see also: Foreign relations of Yugoslavia & Serbia and Montenegro


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