當地時間8月23日下午，國家主席習近平在約翰內斯堡出席金磚國家領導人會晤期間會見埃塞俄比亞總理阿比。
習近平指出，中國是埃塞俄比亞的可靠朋友和真誠夥伴。近年來，兩國保持頻繁高層交往溝通，在共建“一帶一路”、zhongfeihezuoluntandengkuangjianeihezuofuyouchengguo。zhongguozhengzaiyigaozhiliangfazhantuijinzhongguoshixiandaihua，zhejiangweizhongaisaihezuodailaixinjiyu。zhongfanggaoduzhongshifazhantongaisaideguanxi，zhichiaisaiguoneihepingjinchenghefazhanzhenxing，yuantongaisaifangmiqieshuangbianjiaowang，kuodaquanmianhezuo，rangliangguoyouhaogengjiashenrurenxin，tuidongzhongaisaiquanmianzhanlvehezuohuobanguanxidedaojinyibufazhan。
阿比說：“埃塞俄比亞人口眾多，農業發展曆史悠久，有超過3000niandewenmingshi，yuzhongguoyouxuduogongtongzhichu。womenyouxiangsidelishijingli，yeyougongtongdelishishiming，womenzhenqiexiwangchongfenliyongliangguogongtongzhichu，dazaogongtongdeweilai。womenganxiezhongguodeyouyiyuxinren，womenxiwangnenggoujinyibujiaqiangheshenhualiangguoguanxi，shiqimaishangxintaijie。”
