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Minister Fajon during the African tour also on EU-Africa relations

by AI | 05.Nov 2024 | Europe in brief AI

Foreign Minister Tanja Fajon visited three African countries, and in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, she highlighted the importance of good cooperation with EU member states in talks with the African Union’s High Representative.

Foreign Minister Tanja Fajon also visited the Don Bosco institution in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa, where they help street children. Photo: MZEZ/STA

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Addis Ababa/Mogadishu/Nairobi – The Minister for Foreign and European Affairs Tanja Fajon concluded her multi-day African tour today, during which she visited Ethiopia, Somalia, and Kenya. In Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, she met with the Deputy Chairperson of the African Union Monique Nsanzabaganwa on Saturday. In their talks, they emphasized the importance of cooperation between the African Union and EU member states, particularly in the areas of peace, security, climate change, and human rights.

Fajon was the first Slovenian representative to visit Somalia. She talked with the Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre about the situation in the country and the wider region, as well as international operations in support of peace. Fajon emphasized that extending the United Nations and African Union operations to support the fight against terrorism and improve capacity and stability is essential for both Somalia and the wider region. She also stressed that Slovenia continues to support EU naval operations for security in the Red Sea because of the Houthi attacks. Fajon also spoke with Barre and the head of the EU delegation in Somalia Karin Johansson about the possibilities of Slovenian assistance to Somalia through the Peacekeeping Operations Staff Training Center.

In Kenya on Monday, Fajon, with the local Foreign Minister Musalia Mudavadi, discussed efforts for peace and security in the regions of the Horn of Africa and the Great Lakes, in addition to cooperation with Slovenia. Fajon welcomed Kenya’s stabilization role in South Sudan and Haiti, where Kenyan forces are crucial in establishing security. (November 2, 3, and 5)

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