During the meeting, Teshager highlighted the strong historical and cultural ties between the two countries and the growing momentum of their bilateral relations.

The Ethiopian lawmaker reiterated his government’s commitment to further developing its strategic partnership with Moscow.

Matviyenko and the accompanying high-level delegation of senators, federal ministers, deputy ministers, and heads of major state corporations were received by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed.

“I had the pleasure of meeting with Valentina Matviyenko and her delegation this afternoon. It was a valuable opportunity to debate and explore the relations between Ethiopia and Russia,” Ahmed wrote in a post on X.

The Russian delegation arrived in Addis Ababa on Tuesday for a three-day working agenda. It was welcomed at the Bole International Airport by Teshager, State Foreign Minister Birtukan Ayano, and other authorities. jrr/iff/oda/nmr