The General Authority for Investment and the Aden Chamber of Commerce are coordinating to start trade and economic cooperation between our country and Ethiopia

Mr. Abu Bakr Baabid – Vice President of the General Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry – President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Chairman of the General Authority for Investment, Mr. Ali Ahmed Jarhoum, received the Ethiopian Ambassador, Mr. Faisal Ali Ibrahim, to discuss the reactivation of economic and trade relations between our country and Ethiopia.

The Ethiopian ambassador expressed his happiness at this meeting, which brought him together under the leadership of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the presidency of the General Investment Authority, noting that there are many opportunities and areas of commercial, industrial and economic cooperation, as his country looks forward to stimulating communication between businessmen between the two countries to activate joint economic relations.

In turn, the President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry appreciated the visit of the Ethiopian ambassador to Aden and his keenness to restore economic and trade relations between the two countries in a way that serves their interests. He also presented a number of proposals that the ambassador promised to study and implement.

The meeting was attended by Mr. Ali Ahmed Jarhoum – Chairman of the General Investment Authority, Mr. Abu Bakr Salem Baabid – President of the Aden Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Sheikh Salem Muhammad Al-Saadi – Deputy Commercial Affairs in the Chamber of Commerce, Mr. Iqbal Munir – Director General of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and Eng. /Ashraf Khenbari – Deputy Director General of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry and representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The meeting was held at the headquarters of the Aden Chamber of Commerce and Industry on 19 August  2024.