{"id":35996,"date":"2025-03-23T11:57:35","date_gmt":"2025-03-23T11:57:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ethiopia\/all-news\/securing-sea-access-permanent-natl-security-diplomatic-agenda-institute-of-foreign-affairs"},"modified":"2025-04-04T11:32:59","modified_gmt":"2025-04-04T11:32:59","slug":"securing-sea-access-permanent-natl-security-diplomatic-agenda-institute-of-foreign-affairs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ethiopia\/all-news\/securing-sea-access-permanent-natl-security-diplomatic-agenda-institute-of-foreign-affairs","title":{"rendered":"Securing Sea Access Permanent Nat&#8217;l Security, Diplomatic Agenda: Institute of Foreign Affairs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Ethiopia. <\/strong><\/span>Ensuring Ethiopia&#8217;s access to a sea outlet is a permanent national security and diplomatic agenda, Institute of Foreign Affairs (IFA) Executive Director Jafar Bedru said.<\/p>\n<p>Responding to questions raised by members of the House of People&#8217;s Representatives on Thursday, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said Ethiopia has demonstrated its commitment to cooperative development with neighboring countries over the past seven years.<\/p>\n<p>Ethiopia&#8217;s pursuit of sea access is based on the principle of mutual benefit and would be achieved through diplomatic dialogue, not conflict with neighboring countries, he affirmed.<\/p>\n<p>In this respect, the prime minister has noted that different countries have recognized the legitimacy of Ethiopia&#8217;s quest for sea access, he added.<\/p>\n<p>The premier had also told the parliament that sea access is a generational and existential issue for Ethiopia, requiring universal understanding.<\/p>\n<p>Commenting on the remarks of the prime minister, the executive director underscored the significant diplomatic successes achieved over the past seven years.<\/p>\n<p>He cited Ethiopia&#8217;s progress in fostering regional integration and shared development, joining BRICS, expanding its multilateral and bilateral diplomatic influence, and advancing domestic development projects.<\/p>\n<p>Jafar attributed the increased international influence and recognition of Ethiopia to Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed&#8217;s astute diplomatic approach.<\/p>\n<p>Drawing parallels with developed nations that secured their long-term national interests through enduring diplomatic agendas, the executive director affirmed Ethiopia&#8217;s commitment to safeguarding its lasting interests.<\/p>\n<p>He highlighted the current government&#8217;s public declaration of Ethiopia&#8217;s desire for sea access as a key demonstration of its commitment to realizing the long-standing aspirations of the generation.<\/p>\n<p>Jafar further stated that the issues of the Nile River and sea access are diplomatic agendas for Ethiopia&#8217;s enduring national interests and national security.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, the Institute of Foreign Affairs is developing and implementing strategies that support a strong state building mission and achieve intergenerational diplomatic endeavors.<\/p>\n<p>He added that the institute will continue working diligently to elevate Ethiopia&#8217;s international diplomatic influence and safeguard its national interests.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Ethiopia<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Ethiopia. Ensuring Ethiopia&#8217;s access to a sea outlet is a permanent national security and diplomatic agenda, Institute of Foreign Affairs (IFA) Executive Director Jafar Bedru said. Responding to questions raised by members of the House of People&#8217;s Representatives on Thursday, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said Ethiopia has demonstrated its commitment to cooperative development [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":35995,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,7,8,12,301],"tags":[235],"class_list":["post-35996","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-head-lines","category-homepage-english","category-policy","category-to-homepage","tag-ethiopia"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Securing Sea Access Permanent Nat&#039;l Security, Diplomatic Agenda: Institute of Foreign Affairs - Ethiopia<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" 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