Ethiopia calls for a debt-focused OACPS–EU partnership
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Fanamc
Ethiopian State Minister of Finance Tiguist Fisseha called for a more balanced partnership between the ACP states and the European Union, centred on debt, development financing and investment. In a video message opening the second Joint Parliamentary Assembly in Brussels, she also announced that Ethiopia will host a forthcoming meeting, according to Fanamc.
Ethiopia is calling for a more balanced, results-oriented partnership between the OACPS (Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States) and the European Union, with debt at the centre of the agenda, according to the Ethiopian outlet Fanamc. State Minister of Finance Tiguist Fisseha delivered this message in a video address at the opening of the second OACPS-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly, at the European Parliament in Brussels, in her capacity as current chair of the OACPS Council of Ministers.
She presented the Samoa Agreement as a framework for cooperation based on mutual respect and shared ownership. She asked parliamentarians to turn the conclusions of the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development into action, notably on debt and the financing of the Sustainable Development Goals. She also called for EU Global Gateway investments to meet the priorities of OACPS member states.
Addis Ababa will host the 122nd session of the OACPS Council of Ministers on 18 and 19 January 2027, and Tiguist Fisseha called for high-level participation. The Joint Parliamentary Assembly is taking place from 9 to 13 November 2026.
