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Abiy Ahmed meets Mia Mottley at COP31 in Türkiye

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Abiy Ahmed meets Mia Mottley at COP31 in Türkiye

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed met his Barbadian counterpart Mia Mottley on the sidelines of the COP31 Leaders’ Summit in Antalya, Türkiye, to discuss issues of shared interest. The Ethiopian prime minister reported the meeting on social media, according to Fana.

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed met his Barbadian counterpart Mia Mottley on Wednesday 11 November on the sidelines of the COP31 Leaders’ Summit in Antalya, Türkiye. The two officials discussed issues of shared interest between Ethiopia and Barbados, according to Fana Media Corporation (FMC), which reported a post by the Ethiopian prime minister on social media.

The meeting took place as part of the climate summit being held in Antalya, where several African leaders are taking part in international discussions on climate policies. Abiy Ahmed had met Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in Antalya on 10 November, during talks preceding the COP31 summit.

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