The Korea Times
Ethiopia hopes for strong cooperation with South Korea as Seoul's aid and investment in key initiatives will help bolster the African country's drive for climate resilient development and long-term growth that benefit local communities, its top envoy has said. Ethiopian Ambassador to South Korea Dessie Dalkie Dukamo made the remarks in an interview with Yonhap News Agency on Wednesday, saying that Korea's technological prowess and industrial development experience can play a key role in supporting Ethiopia's efforts toward sustainable growth. "(Development cooperation should) align closely with Ethiopia's own green development and agricultural strategies, emphasize capacity-building and technology transfer, especially in forest management and climate-smart agriculture," Dukamo said. "If we combine Korea's experience in reforestation and digital innovation ... we can build a model of climate-resilient rural development that benefits both people and the planet," he said. Ethiopia is pushing its "Green Legacy Initiative" to transform the country -- highly vulnerable to droughts and other na
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