H.E Commissioner met Deputy Head of EU Delegation

Commissioner H.E. Ambassador Teshome Toga met Dr. David Krivanek, Deputy Head of EU Delegation, and Mr. Jannik Vaa, Political Advisor, on September 15, 2023, at the commissioner’s good office. Both discussed the DDR process activities, the status of the resource mobilization from the EU side, and the general program challenges facing the commission right now. On his side, Dr. David Krivanek expressed the EU’s concern and support for the DDR program’s fulfillment, as it is one of the pillars of the on-going peace process in Ethiopia, and confirmed the EU’s commitment as a partner to mobilize the financial resources the program is in need of. He further underlined that the finalized agenda of the financial support for the program is already on the table for the go-head decision in Brussels, which he hoped would be done in the near future. As well, for more support requirements, he proposed the H.E. Ambassador’s presence at the Brussels EU Head Quarter for a bilateral discussion.