Exhibition on Ethiopian Millennium held in New York

Addis Ababa, October 9, 2007 (Addis Ababa) - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said an exhibition that promotes Ethiopia and its new Millennium was held in United Nations headquarter in New York.

The ministry told ENA on Monday that the exhibition was held last Wednesday at the Vienna Cafe.

The exhibition was organized according to the decision passed by the 61st UN General Assembly designating a one year period starting from September 12, 2007 as the year of Ethiopian Millennium, which the world body dubbed a world heritage.

The ministry said detailed information about the exhibition was published in the daily journal of the UN.

The opening ceremony of the exhibition was covered by UN Television program. Fliers that promote the Ethiopian Millennium were also distributed, it said.

The exhibition has created a vital forum to promote the economic growth registered by the country and show Ethiopia as being on the right development track.

Various countries' delegations visited the exhibition opened by Foreign Minister Seyoum Mesfin.

Source : ENA