Addis Ababa, November 23, 2025 (FMC) — Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed held a bilateral meeting with United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on the sidelines of the G20 Leaders’ Summit 2025 in Johannesburg, South Africa, where they discussed strengthening multilateral cooperation and advancing shared global priorities, including climate action, peace and security, and sustainable development.
The Prime Minister and the UN Secretary-General also discussed support for Ethiopia as the host of COP32 in 2027, which was endorsed earlier this month during COP30 in Belém, Brazil by the Africa Group of Negotiators and confirmed by the COP30 presidency.
In a post shared on his official social media pages today, PM Abiy noted that the discussions focused on ways to enhance multilateral collaboration and advance global agendas, emphasizing Ethiopia’s commitment to contributing to solutions on climate, peace, and sustainable development.
“We also discussed support for Ethiopia as the host of COP32 in 2027,” he highlighted, underscoring the country’s growing role in international climate leadership.
The Prime Minister’s engagements in Johannesburg form part of Ethiopia’s active participation at the G20 Summit, the first G20 held on African soil.
During the summit, he has attended plenary sessions and held bilateral meetings with leaders and senior officials from multiple countries, covering issues such as economic partnerships, investment opportunities, multilateral cooperation, and climate action.
The G20 Summit brings together leaders of the world’s major economies to deliberate on pressing global challenges, including economic governance, trade, sustainable development, climate, and energy issues.