Addis Ababa, August 22, 2007 - Ethiopian Trade Office in Somaliland handed 5,000 tree seedlings on Saturday to the Ministry of Environment Protection of Somaliland in connection with the Ethiopian Millennium, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.

The Ministry told ENA that Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the House of peoples' Representatives of Somaliland, the ministers of environment protection and agriculture, the mayor of Hargeisa City and other invited guests had attended the handing over ceremony.

Ethiopian representative in Hargeisa, Ambassador Wubshet Demissie on the occasion gave orientation concerning the millennium festival and on-going preparations to celebrate the millennium.

Environment Protection Minister of Somaliland on the occasion said the relationship between the two countries was getting strengthened.

Ethiopians residing in that country have been under preparation to celebrate the millennium, the Ministry said.

Source: ENA