The CEO underscored that the Airlines is among the
leading transporters and has fulfilled the necessary
safety requirements.
Ethiopian Airlines used to fly to the Seychelles 32
years ago, which was disrupted due to capacity and
other reasons.
In a harsh time where many airlines companies are closing due to the rising fuel cost, Ethiopian Airlines has managed to fly to more destinations with its established cost effective system to fulfil its aim of becoming a globally leading one by 2025.
In a harsh time where many airlines companies are closing due to the rising fuel cost, Ethiopian Airlines has managed to fly to more destinations with its established cost effective system to fulfil its aim of becoming a globally leading one by 2025.
Culture and Tourism Minister of the Seychelles,
Alain St. Ange for his part said Ethiopian Airlines
flight to his country will ensure mutual benefits.
According to ERTA, Ethiopian Airlines has introduced
complete travel packages to the Seychelles, which
include airfare, multiple-night stays at a variety
of properties and unforgettable activity offerings.
Seychelles would be the 41st African destination and
the 66th globally for Ethiopian Airlines.
CELEBRATED OVER ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF
ETHIOPIAN-UNITED STATES RELATIONS
The year 2007 marks the celebration of
mutual respect and cordial diplomatic
relations between Ethiopia and the United
States for over a century. Commemorative
celebrations were held throughout the United
States recognizing the centennial of the
formal signing of diplomatic relations
between Ethiopia and the United
States. Programs and panel discussions were
held at Stanford University and Howard
University among others, to identify areas
of mutual cooperation and unity between
Ethiopians and African-Americans. The
overall purpose of the centennial
commemoration is to not only recognize the
many years of diplomatic relations but to
draw lessons from the long experiences
between the two countries. Further, it is
hoped that the history of relationships
between Ethiopia and the United States and
their collective experiences will ultimately
benefit scholars of history and political
science and practitioners in foreign
diplomacy but most importantly increase
interpersonal relationships between the
people of Ethiopia and the United States.
The first known Ethiopians visited America in 1808, when merchants from Ethiopia arrived at New York’s port.
A formal relationship was established between Ethiopia and the United States on December 27, 1903 by Emperor Menelik of Ethiopia and Commissioner Robert P. Skinner representing President Theodore Roosevelt of the United States.
Thus the initial treaty between the two countries representing a truly historic diplomatic document was signed, known as the "Treaty of Amity and Commerce", which accorded Ethiopia the status of "Most Favored Nation" (MFN) and consequently led to full-fledged diplomatic relations.
The foundation for this unique relationship was perhaps laid on the eve of 1886, when Ethiopia successfully stopped the European scramble for Africa at the gates in northernmost Ethiopia.
In 1919 an official Ethiopian goodwill mission was sent to the United States, the first African delegation of diplomats, in hopes of creating amicable ties with the American people and government. The four-person delegation included Ras Tesema Nadew, the nephew of Empress Zawditu and Commander of the Imperial Army, along with Blattengeta Heruy Welde Sellase, Mayor of Addis Ababa, Kentiba Gebru, Mayor of Gondar, and Tsehafi Yaqob, Ras Tesema Nadew’s secretary.
In subsequent years and decades, Emperors Menelik and Haile Selassie showed strong interest in the immediate promotion of Ethiopia's unique relationship with the United States.
After his official coronation, Emperor Haile Selassie sent forth the first wave of Ethiopian students to continue their education abroad. Almost a dozen Ethiopian students likewise went to the United States. They included Makonnen Desta, who studied anthropology at Harvard, and later became an interim Ethiopian Minister of Education, Makonnen Haile, who studied finance at Cornell, and Ingida Yohannes, veterinary medicine at New York. Three other students, Melaku Beyen, Besha Worrid Hapte Wold and Worku Gobena, went to Muskingum, a missionary college in Ohio, two of them later transferring to Ohio State University. Melaku Beyan, who was one of the two who attended Ohio State, later received his medical degree at Howard Medical School in Washington, D.C.
Moreover, more than one million Ethiopian-Americans are working very hard to revitalize and energize a greater Ethiopian-American friendship by building bridges that connect the two peoples ever closer. The vital interests of both Ethiopia and the United States have been kept alive and forged in times of both peace and adversity, and it is the fervent belief of many Ethiopians and Ethiopian-Americans that the United States, as in times past, will stand by Ethiopia as the two nations continue into the next one hundred years of an enduring partnership.
By and large, successive leaders of both countries have been keeping this important fact at the forefront of their foreign policy making. It is truly remarkable that the substance of this strategic partnership and shared destiny between the two countries has remained constant over more than a century.
The first known Ethiopians visited America in 1808, when merchants from Ethiopia arrived at New York’s port.
A formal relationship was established between Ethiopia and the United States on December 27, 1903 by Emperor Menelik of Ethiopia and Commissioner Robert P. Skinner representing President Theodore Roosevelt of the United States.
Thus the initial treaty between the two countries representing a truly historic diplomatic document was signed, known as the "Treaty of Amity and Commerce", which accorded Ethiopia the status of "Most Favored Nation" (MFN) and consequently led to full-fledged diplomatic relations.
The foundation for this unique relationship was perhaps laid on the eve of 1886, when Ethiopia successfully stopped the European scramble for Africa at the gates in northernmost Ethiopia.
In 1919 an official Ethiopian goodwill mission was sent to the United States, the first African delegation of diplomats, in hopes of creating amicable ties with the American people and government. The four-person delegation included Ras Tesema Nadew, the nephew of Empress Zawditu and Commander of the Imperial Army, along with Blattengeta Heruy Welde Sellase, Mayor of Addis Ababa, Kentiba Gebru, Mayor of Gondar, and Tsehafi Yaqob, Ras Tesema Nadew’s secretary.
In subsequent years and decades, Emperors Menelik and Haile Selassie showed strong interest in the immediate promotion of Ethiopia's unique relationship with the United States.
After his official coronation, Emperor Haile Selassie sent forth the first wave of Ethiopian students to continue their education abroad. Almost a dozen Ethiopian students likewise went to the United States. They included Makonnen Desta, who studied anthropology at Harvard, and later became an interim Ethiopian Minister of Education, Makonnen Haile, who studied finance at Cornell, and Ingida Yohannes, veterinary medicine at New York. Three other students, Melaku Beyen, Besha Worrid Hapte Wold and Worku Gobena, went to Muskingum, a missionary college in Ohio, two of them later transferring to Ohio State University. Melaku Beyan, who was one of the two who attended Ohio State, later received his medical degree at Howard Medical School in Washington, D.C.
Moreover, more than one million Ethiopian-Americans are working very hard to revitalize and energize a greater Ethiopian-American friendship by building bridges that connect the two peoples ever closer. The vital interests of both Ethiopia and the United States have been kept alive and forged in times of both peace and adversity, and it is the fervent belief of many Ethiopians and Ethiopian-Americans that the United States, as in times past, will stand by Ethiopia as the two nations continue into the next one hundred years of an enduring partnership.
By and large, successive leaders of both countries have been keeping this important fact at the forefront of their foreign policy making. It is truly remarkable that the substance of this strategic partnership and shared destiny between the two countries has remained constant over more than a century.