The Israel Army has donated a military library to the Ethiopian officers academy at Harar, Foreign Ministry sources disclosed today.
The books were handed over in a special ceremony by the Israel Consul General in Addis Ababa, Hanan Bar-On, to the general commanding the training academy in the presence of the acting governor of Harar Province and other top officials.
Speakers, including the Ethiopian General, praised the Israel Army and expressed the hope for even closer Ethiopian-Israel cooperation.
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