Meles Zenawi, the Prime Minister of Ethiopia, will arrive in Israel for an official three-day visit - the first ever of an Ethiopian head of state in a Jewish state since the Queen of Sheba visited King Solomon. The visit will concentrate on the advancement of economic cooperation between the two countries, and the search for Israeli investors in Ethiopia.
Ethiopia took Israel's position in the UN last year regarding Israel being put on trial in The Hague regarding the counter-terrorism partition fence. Ethiopian Foreign Minister Seyoum Mesfin visited in Jerusalem a half-year ago, and Israel's Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom visited Adis Ababa in January, heading a delegation of 22 Israeli businesspeople.
Ethiopia took Israel's position in the UN last year regarding Israel being put on trial in The Hague regarding the counter-terrorism partition fence. Ethiopian Foreign Minister Seyoum Mesfin visited in Jerusalem a half-year ago, and Israel's Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom visited Adis Ababa in January, heading a delegation of 22 Israeli businesspeople.