Abiy Ahmed and Vladimir Putin discuss nuclear, health and trade in Moscow
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Horn Diplomat
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow to strengthen cooperation in civil nuclear power, health and trade. The bilateral discussion took place during the third Russia-Africa summit, according to Abiy Ahmed and the Ethiopian prime minister’s office.
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed increased cooperation in nuclear energy, health and trade in Moscow on Thursday. The bilateral meeting took place on the sidelines of the third Russia-Africa summit, according to Abiy Ahmed.
‘Our discussions focused on cooperation in nuclear energy, health and trade, as well as bilateral and multilateral issues of common interest,’ the Ethiopian prime minister wrote on X. He also gave Vladimir Putin a Russian edition of his book Medemer.
The meeting took place the day after a banquet hosted by the Russian president at the Grand Kremlin Palace for participants in the summit, held on 28 and 29 October. Abiy Ahmed and his wife, First Lady Zinash Tayachew, attended, according to the Ethiopian prime minister’s office. The meeting continues Abiy Ahmed’s exchanges with Moscow, after his presentation of Medemer as a bridge with Russia and his proposal to host a future Russia-Africa summit in Addis Ababa.
Update of 29 October 2026: Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed placed food security, energy supplies and skills transfer at the heart of Ethiopia’s development priorities. Read: Abiy Ahmed sets three priorities at Russia-Africa summit.
