Ethiopia’s former Prime Minister, Tamrat Layne Admassu, has said he is interested in investing in Liberia through what he calls strategic humanitarian and development initiative that would mainly target people living with disabilities, women, children and disadvantaged youths, the National Commission on Disabilities, NCD, has disclosed.
An NCD statement quoted Mr. Admassu as saying that because Liberia and Ethiopia share longstanding historical ties, it is important to strengthen bilateral cooperation through initiatives that promote inclusive development, economic empowerment and social transformation.
The former Prime Minister, the NCD statement also said, wants to make interventions in areas such as leadership and capacity building and capacity development, agriculture, solar energy and others.
Here in Liberia on a five-day visit, the statement further disclosed, the former Ethiopian PM forms part of the NCD’s freeform measures meant to strengthen international partnerships, promote disability and advance opportunities with people living with disabilities.
Since his stay in Liberia according the NCD’s statement, the former Prime Minister has held discussions with several senior officials, including President Joseph Boakai, Chief Justice Yamie Gbeisay and the Minister of Information, Jerolinmek Mathew Piah.
The former PM, the NCD statement also said, has made a commitment to return to Liberia to pursue meaningful investments and undertake humanitarian initiatives with focus on youth empowerment, women, children and persons living with disabilities.
While in Liberia, the former Ethiopian former Prime minister, according the NCD, visited several hard-t-reach communities outside Monrovia, where he observed firsthand the living conditions and challenges affecting local residents.
He expressed a strong desire in collaborating with the national government in its ongoing efforts to implement its ARREST Agenda, the statement also indicated. The NCD itself said it remains committed to its reform agenda intended to build stronger partnerships, enhance coordination and ensure that persons with disabilities are fully included in Liberia’s national development process.
