Updated On: 18 December, 2025 08:42 AM IST | Addis Ababa | ANI
Tesfaye further noted that ties between the nations have been primarily people-to-people, as people from both countries have contributed to each other`s independence struggles

PM Narendra Modi addresses a joint session of the Ethiopian Parliament, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Pic/PTI
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Ethiopian Minister of Women and Social Affairs Ergogie Tesfaye said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi`s visit to the nation will help enhance the partnership between both countries. Tesfaye, speaking to ANI, said that strategic partnership ties will help implement several welfare projects.
"We are delighted that he is visiting us. This visit helped strengthen our partnership and elevate it to a strategic partnership. This is going to be implemented through different projects and programs that we are going to design. As His Excellency Prime Minister Narendra Modi has mentioned in his speech, we have had a strong bilateral relationship since the Independence Day of India. But this strategic partnership will lead us to implement all the envisioned development programs and strategies into action," she said. Tesfaye said that, as both India and Ethiopia are BRICS members, this adds an opportunity for cooperation.