Addis Ababa, November 6, 2026– A meeting took place between Zhalgas Adilbayev, Ambassador of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and Permanent Representative to the African Union and Zuzana Schwidrowski, Director of the Social-Economic Development Division at the UN Economic Commission for Africa.
During the meeting, the parties discussed and exchanged views on the prospects for strengthening cooperation between Kazakhstan and Ethiopia, as well as with African countries in general, within the framework of the UN Economic Commission for Africa.
In particular, the participants reviewed the possibility of organizing a joint expert-level event dedicated to supporting small and medium-sized businesses in Ethiopia. Special attention was focused to necessity of supporting youth and young women in employment, job creation through providing online trainings in modern digital technologies skills in order to enhance their competitiveness in the entrepreneurial environment.
The participants of the meeting also noted the special role of artificial intelligence technologies and digital transformation in the modern architecture of economic development. In this context, the Embassy of Kazakhstan reaffirmed the readiness of the Ministry of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan to share its expertise and provide technological assistance in building E-Gov ecosystem, as well as to cooperate in the field of satellite technologies, both with Ethiopia and with African nations as a whole.
At the conclusion of the meeting it was agreed to continue joint efforts to outline practical steps for future cooperation.
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