According to the Wam News Agency, on the occasion of that important date, the greeting of the Emirati ruler, which also included the prime minister, Abyi Ahmed Ali, was also joined by the vice president, prime minister and governor of Dubai, Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum.

The deputy prime minister and president of the UAE Presidential Court, Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, also sent his congratulations to the authorities and the Ethiopian people, the source said.

Dignitaries from numerous countries, including the president of Belarus, Aleksandr Lukashenko, sent messages for the anniversary to the Ethiopian authorities, in which he highlighted that that State, with its rich history and culture, actively participates in the pan-African integration processes and in new international formats.

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