Ambassador Zakaria praised Ambassador Jemal’s dynamism and expressed his congratulations on the opening of the Ethiopian Embassy in Islamabad.
In a meeting with H.E. Jemal Beker Abdula, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, Ambassador Dr. Mohammad Nafees Zakaria, Executive Director of COMSATS, was present. Ambassador Zakaria praised Ambassador Jemal’s dynamism and expressed his congratulations on the opening of the Ethiopian Embassy in Islamabad. His efforts had resulted in significant advancement.
The Ambassador was informed of COMSATS’s initiatives in digitalization, precision farming, electric vehicles, renewable energy, and genomic sequencing.
Ambassador Jemal acknowledged the briefing and said the Ethiopian leadership would be interested in COMSATS activities. The Ambassador recommended that the Executive Director travel to Ethiopia for business purposes.
In his account, Ambassador H.E. Jemal Beker Abdula tweeted that,” Held a productive discussion with H.E. Ambassador @ZakariaNafees COMSATS ED on cooperation between the Government of Ethiopia and COMSATS in areas of science, technology, research and development. Grateful to him for gracing Ethopian Embassy in Pakistan with his esteemed presence & readiness.
Held a productive discussion with H.E. Ambassador @ZakariaNafees
COMSATS ED on cooperation between the Government of Ethiopia & COMSATS in areas of science, technology, research and development.
Grateful to him for gracing 🇪🇹 Embassy in 🇵🇰 with his esteemed presence & readiness pic.twitter.com/OiOGQ20WSn— Ambassador Jemal Beker (@JemalBeker1) May 19, 2023
An intergovernmental organisation called COMSATS (Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South) is dedicated to fostering scientific and technological cooperation among developing nations. Ethiopia has taken part in COMSATS actively and in a number of cooperative projects.
The goal of COMSATS is to promote collaboration in fields like biotechnology, information technology, energy, agriculture, and other branches of science and technology.
Ethiopia has had the chance to gain from the organization’s programmes, initiatives, and capacity-building efforts as a member of COMSATS.
Information and communication technology (ICT) is one of the main areas of collaboration between Ethiopia and COMSATS. In Ethiopia, COMSATS has supported ICT-related projects and initiatives by offering technical support, organising training courses, and promoting knowledge exchange among member nations.
In order to address the growing divide between the North and the South in terms of scientific advancement and economic development, Prof. Dr. Abdus Salam came up with the concept of creating a high-level Commission on Science and Technology for countries in the South.
He came to understand that sustaining indigenous scientific and technological capabilities is essential to achieving sustainable socioeconomic development in the South. He inspired heads of state and government from developing countries to collaborate on the establishment of COMSATS through his enthusiasm and personal connections.