On September 24, the Mission of China to the African Union and the Embassy of China in Ethiopia co-hosted a National Day reception. Chargé d'Affaires a.i. Zhang Wei, Ambassador Chen Hai, former Ethiopian President Mulatu Teshome, Deputy Chief of Staff of the Cabinet of the AU Chairperson Moussa Omar, Special Envoy of the United Nations Secretary General for the Horn of Africa Cong Guang, Director-General of the Department of Middle Eastern, Asian and Pacific Countries Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia Dawano Kedir; Deputy Executive Secretaries at the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa Mama Keita and Hanan Morsy, and about 1,200 diplomatic envoys and friends from various sectors attended.

Mr. Zhang highlighted the great achievements made since the Socialism with Chinese characteristics entered a new era, the Four Global Initiatives, and China’s zero-tariff measures for Africa. He said that China is willing to join hands with Africa to bring the building of an all-weather China-Africa community with a shared future for the new era to new heights.

Ambassador Chen elaborated on the achievements and positive prospects of China-Ethiopia friendly cooperation across various fields in the context of China’s development. He added that China will always advance side by side with Ethiopia in its pursuit of industrialization, urbanization and agricultural modernization.

Guests from various sectors commeded China's development achievements and its role as a responsible major country, and wished that China-Ethiopia and China-Africa friendly relations would continue to be consolidated and deepened.