Meloni begins two-day visit to Ethiopia

(ANSA) - ROME, APR 14 - Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni began a two-day visit to Ethiopia on Friday focusing on bilateral development cooperation, regional stability and migration management, among other issues.
    The agenda in Addis Ababa includes meetings with Ethiopian Premier Abiy Ahmed, who was in Rome in February, and African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat.
    Italy considers the "stability and integrity" of Ethiopia to be a priority for national interest due to its position on the migratory route from the Horn of Africa to North Africa and Europe.
    The country hosts 823,000 refugees and 4.2 million internally displaced people.
    The humanitarian crisis and conflict in neighbouring Somalia are reportedly to be the subject of a bilateral meeting with Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and of a separate meeting with Ethiopian and Somali representatives on Saturday.
    Before leaving, Meloni will also visit the Galileo Galilei comprehensive school in the Ethiopian capital, the largest Italian school outside the country with approximately 900 pupils. (ANSA).