The 7th round of National Coordination forum for economic diplomacy is being underway in the presence of Deputy Prime Minister and Minister Foreign Affairs Demeke Mekonnen.
Chief Administrators of regional states, ministers and other pertinent stakeholders are participating in a half-day forum.
At the opening of the forum, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister Foreign Affairs Demeke Mekonnen said following the peace agreement, the country has been registering encouraging results through economic diplomacy.
He said that the forum will contribute to exchange views on the obstacles encountered in attracting Foreign Direct Investment (FDI).
According to ENA, Demeke stressed that the government will give attention to lure more FDI by overcoming the hurdles in the investment sector.
He also underlined in order to ensure the growth of the national economy, it is necessary to create a favorable development environment by correcting the deficiencies in the investment sector.
The National Coordination Forum for Economic Diplomacy established in 2011 aims to create a favorable investment environment by tailoring solutions to obstacles in investment fields.