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The Indonesian government called on Ethiopia to open an embassy in Jakarta, on the second day of the 60th Asian-African Conference Commemoration (AACC) on Monday
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he Indonesian government called on Ethiopia to open an embassy in Jakarta, on the second day of the 60th Asian-African Conference Commemoration (AACC) on Monday.
'We have urged Ethiopia to consider more seriously the opening of an embassy in Jakarta,' Deputy Foreign Minister AM Fachir said as quoted by Antara news agency, after meeting with Ethiopian State Minister for Foreign Affairs Berhane Gebre-Christos at the Jakarta Convention Center.
He said the opening of an Ethiopian embassy in Jakarta would continue to increase cooperation between the two countries.
'Indonesia has opened its embassy in Addis Ababa since 1964 and we hope this can be followed by Ethiopia,' said Fachir.
Gebre-Christos said his government would discuss the matter internally.
'We will immediately make a decision about it as we consider that opening an embassy in Jakarta is something crucial,' he said.
According to Foreign Ministry data, Indonesia and Ethiopia started to develop close relations after the first Asian-African Conference in Bandung in 1955.
In 1964, Indonesia officially opened its embassy in Addis Ababa while Ethiopia appointed its embassy in Seoul, South Korea, as its accredited representative for Indonesia.
Indonesia and Ethiopia have signed a number of agreements on bilateral cooperation in several fields, including economics and engineering as well as partnerships on rubber development and the opening of news agencies.
Ethiopian and Indonesian foreign ministers signed a memorandum of understanding on the establishment of a bilateral consultation forum in Addis Ababa in January.
According to the Foreign Ministry, the trade value between Ethiopia and Indonesia has continued to increase. The total trade value reached US$349.1 million in 2013, steadily increasing from $318.3 million in 2012, $106.8 million in 2011 and $94.1 million in 2010. (ebf)(++++)
