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South Korean president in Ethiopia for state visit

Xinhua, May 26, 2016 Adjust font size:

South Korean President Park Geun-hye arrived in Ethiopia late Wednesday for a state visit.

It is the first-ever visit by a South Korean president to Ethiopia and part of Park's four-nation tour to Africa and France.

The trip, which will also take Park to Uganda and Kenya, comes as South Korean companies are pushing to expand business in African markets that could give a boost to the Asia's fourth-largest economy, local media reports said.

Park is expected to meet Ethiopia's President Mulatu Teshome and Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn during her stay in Addis Ababa, capital of Ethiopia, from May 25 to 28.

In Ethiopia, she will also deliver a speech at the headquarters of the African Union and meet with African Union Commission Chief, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, to discuss ways of strengthening cooperation between the two sides. Endit