Ethiopia: Conference and Training On Digital Diplomacy Opened in Addis Ababa

A four-day conference on the conceptualization and practice of digital diplomacy opened on Tuesday (January 13) in Addis Ababa bringing together all the officials and staff of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Organized by the Ministry, the conference aimed at creating awareness and encouraging the officials and staff to participate and inject impetus to the advancement of the country's foreign policy goals and objectives of Ethiopia through the proactive deployment of digital diplomacy.

Opening the conference, Dr Yinager Dessie, State Minister for Foreign Affairs, stressed the significance of employing digital diplomacy as a tool to promote the country's image, investment opportunities and other rich historic, cultural and natural sites. He also noted that engaging and training the staff and officials in digital diplomacy was timely and instrumental to promote the nation's values, cultures and cooperative diplomatic activities in the region and beyond as well as brand the positive image of Ethiopia.

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