During the visit, the delegation paid a courtesy call on the state minister for Political Affairs of the Ethiopian Foreign Ministry and separately met the state minister of Public Enterprise and the director general for Asia and Oceania of the Foreign Ministry.

At the meetings the DPRK side reaffirmed the stand of the DPRK to further strengthen the relations between the two countries and briefed on its pro-active efforts to defuse the tension on the Korean peninsula and guarantee peace and security of the region.

Hirut Zemene, state minister for Political Affairs of the Foreign Ministry, and other heavyweights of Ethiopia appreciated that the DPRK is protecting its sovereignty and achieving miraculous successes in the drive for economic development despite the toughest sanctions and pressure of the hostile forces and making pro-active efforts for peace and security in the Korean peninsula and the region. They stated that it is the consistent stand of the Ethiopian government to further develop the relations of friendship and cooperation between the two countries with a long tradition.

Both sides agreed to reenergize visits and contacts of delegations, exchanges and cooperation in politics, economy and all other fields for boosting the favorably developing bilateral relations.