{"id":1371,"date":"2026-02-03T12:53:20","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T12:53:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/?p=1371"},"modified":"2026-02-03T12:53:27","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T12:53:27","slug":"ethiopia-and-the-red-sea-are-inseparable-prime-minister","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/ethiopia-and-the-red-sea-are-inseparable-prime-minister\/","title":{"rendered":"Ethiopia and the Red Sea Are Inseparable: Prime Minister"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>AMN Plus- February 03\/2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Briefing the Parliament, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed stated that Ethiopia and the Red Sea are inseparable, underscoring the country\u2019s legitimate interest in access to the vital maritime corridor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the Tenth Regular Session of the Sixth House of People\u2019s Representatives meeting, the Prime Minister emphasized that Ethiopia\u2019s pursuit of sea access is guided by win-win approach, rooted in cooperation and mutual benefit with neighboring countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Prime Minister stressed that denying Ethiopia access to the Red Sea is irrational and unjustifiable, noting that Ethiopia seeks to utilize shared regional resources peacefully and collaboratively with all its neighbors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"559\" height=\"397\" src=\"https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/02\/625982194_926773983052723_1315020153373638206_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1373\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/02\/625982194_926773983052723_1315020153373638206_n.jpg 559w, https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/02\/625982194_926773983052723_1315020153373638206_n-300x213.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 559px) 100vw, 559px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Prime Minister further explained that Ethiopia has engaged the international community to explore lawful and cooperative avenues for securing access to seaports through the Red Sea corridor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the Prime Minister, the international community has acknowledged the legitimacy and rationality of Ethiopia\u2019s quest for sea access.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Abiy concluded by affirming that ensuring Ethiopia\u2019s access to the Red Sea corridor is not only reasonable but essential, emphasizing the importance of constructive dialogue and regional cooperation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By Birhanu Workneh<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AMN Plus- February 03\/2026 Briefing the Parliament, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed stated that Ethiopia and the Red Sea are inseparable, underscoring the country\u2019s legitimate interest in access to the vital maritime corridor. During the Tenth Regular Session of the Sixth House of People\u2019s Representatives meeting, the Prime Minister emphasized that Ethiopia\u2019s pursuit of sea access [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1372,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1371","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics","entry","has-media"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1371","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1371"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1371\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1374,"href":"https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1371\/revisions\/1374"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1372"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1371"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1371"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1371"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}