ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Ethiopia on Tuesday discussed the prospects of initiating a city-to-city collaboration in order to promote sustainable governance in the global south through climate resilient urban planning.
The collaboration came under discussion during a meeting between Ethiopian Ambassador to Pakistan Jemal Beker Abdula and Captain (retd) Anwarul Haq, Chairman of Capital Development Authority (CDA), and Chief Commissioner Islamabad.
Both sides discussed issues of mutual interest, including knowledge exchange between the administrations of both the nations’ capital cities— Islamabad and Addis Ababa.
Ambassador Jemal Beker Abdula briefed the CDA chairman about the overwhelming response received by the Green Legacy Initiative of Dr. Abiy Ahmed, Prime Minister of FDR Ethiopia, from around the world.
He said Ethiopia had planted over thirty-two billion seedlings of different trees, fruits, and animal feed during the last 4 years.
Ethiopia Aims Collaboration Between Administrations of Islamabad and Addis Ababa
He said that the Ethiopian government’s target is to plant more than fifty billion plants by the end of 2025.
The envoy also commended the services rendered by the CDA in beautifying the Capital city Islamabad.
He said that the clean and green environment ensured by the CDA in Islamabad is very impressive, and Ethiopia was looking forward to having a strong collaboration between the administrations of Islamabad and Addis Ababa.
CDA Chairman Captain (retd) Anwarul Haq agreed to the proposal and said that the exchange of knowledge and skill between the two nations would eventually promote sustainable governance and development in the global south.
He said that the Islamabad administration was making all-out efforts to ensure a clean and green environment in the well-planned city of Pakistan.
Had a productive discussion with @CDAthecapital Chairman H.E. Anwarul Haq on initiating a city-to-city collaboration between #Addisababa 🇪🇹 & #Islamabad🇵🇰 to promote sustainable governance in global south through #climate resilient urban planning.
Looking forward to his… pic.twitter.com/Y2bQH9PsjL— Ambassador Jemal Beker (@JemalBeker1) December 5, 2023
