🇷🇺🇪🇹 President of Russia Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Abiy Ahmed held a meeting in the Kremlin (September 25, 2025).

💬 President Putin: Mr Prime Minister, friends,

Allow me once again to warmly welcome you to Moscow. We are very pleased to see you.

🌍 Ethiopia is our long-standing reliable partner in Africa.

Diplomatic relations between our countries, as far as I recall, were established back in 1898.

Our relations are making steady progress, and trade is growing. The intergovernmental commission is working effectively. We are making good progress in humanitarian areas, above all, of course, in personnel training.

Mr Prime Minister, we remain in constant contact, and we are genuinely pleased to see your representative delegation. Earlier this year, our delegation visited Ethiopia. I know that you personally met with the head of our delegation, and I would like to thank you for that.

Overall, our relations are gaining momentum across all areas, and we are very pleased that things are going that way.

🤝 Once again, welcome. We are very glad to see you.

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