MINNEAPOLIS (Halbeeg) – Ethiopian Prime Minister, Dr. Abiy Ahmed is scheduled to visit Minneapolis end of this month
According to news reported by Star Tribune, Prime Abiy will be arriving in the Twin Cities on July 30 where he will hold discussions with the leaders.
Minneapolis City Council Member Abdi Warsame says the Premier’s trip would mark the first time that an Ethiopian leader visited the Twin Cities.
Recently Minneapolis officials have urged him to end the conflict between that country’s Oromo and Somali communities.
Mr. Warsame raised a resolution condemning what he called a “humanitarian crisis” in Ethiopia.
He urged the Ethiopian government to respect both the Oromo and Somali communities, and for Abiy to take actions to end national violence and return displaced people to their homes.
The council adopted the resolution at its regular meeting July 20.
“The communities have thought that this is a very important state to concentrate the new prime minister’s mind to the importance of the lives of our civilians back in Ethiopia,” Warsame said at the meeting. “This is a message of peace; it is a message of love.”
Minneapolis school board member Siad Ali stood by Warsame in support of the resolution.
“The Oromo and Somali communities are brothers and sisters and they share everything in life,” Ali said. “Therefore, it’s very important that we have to condemn the violence that’s going on in Ethiopia
Minnesota is home to the largest diaspora of both Somalis and Oromos in the United States.
Halbeeg and Star Tribune
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