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Egypt donates food aid
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ADDIS
ABEBA(August 2 - 3,2008) - The Embassy of the Arab
Republic of Egypt in Addis Ababa on Friday delivered 110 tons of locally
produced Famix food to the Ethiopian Disaster Prevention and Preparedness
Agency as a humanitarian donation to boost the continuous endeavors
of the Ethiopian Government to combat hunger and malnutrition.
This was the second Egyptian food donation to Ethiopia in 2008, the
embassy said in a statement.
It was offered by the Government of Egypt, through its Fund for Technical
Cooperation with Africa, in the framework of the excellent bilateral
relations between Egypt and Ethiopia. It aimed at helping Ethiopia
to address effectively the current global challenge of the decline
of the supply of food crops in international markets, it said.
"Egypt has been assisting Ethiopia in implementing its developmental
plans and in mitigating the impacts of the drought conditions by providing
technical and humanitarian aid.
The Egyptian Government will continue its long policy of solidarity
towards the Ethiopian Government and people."
On this occasion, the Egyptian Government hopes that its modest donation
will contribute to foster food security In Ethiopia.
In June 2008, a food donation of 150 tons delivered to assist the
United Nations World Food Program's activities in Ethiopia was among
the recent donations made by the country. |
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