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East African bloc congratulates Ethiopia winning UN Security Council seat

Xinhua, June 30, 2016 Adjust font size:

The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) has congratulated Ethiopia on the election of the East African country a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council.

According to a statement from IGAD on Thursday, Mahboub Maalim, Executive Secretary of IGAD, said that IGAD recognizes Ethiopia's election to the position as a well-deserved achievement given its historic contributions to Africa's political and socio-economic aspirations and its contribution to peace and stability in the IGAD region and beyond.

Ethiopia is currently recognized as one of the leading contributors of peacekeepers to UN peacekeeping missions worldwide, said the statement, adding that the country is demonstrating exemplary economic development and is currently recognized as one of the fastest-growing economies in the world.

"IGAD is confident that the region and the African continent as a whole will be ably represented in the Security Council through the membership of Ethiopia and salutes its people and government for making the regional bloc proud."

The East African bloc has congratulated the Government and people of Ethiopia for the great achievement for Africa. Endit