REMARKS BY PRESIDENT OBAMA AND PRIME MINISTER DESALEGN OF ETHIOPIA BEFORE BILATERAL MEETING
The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release September 25, 2014 United Nations Building New York City, New York 9:57 A.M. EDT PRESIDENT OBAMA: Well, I want to extend a warm welcome to Prime Minister Desalegn and his delegation. When I spoke previously at the Africa Summit about some of the bright spots and progress that were seeing in Africa, I think theres no better example than what has been happening in Ethiopia -- one of the fastest-growing economies in the world. We have seen enormous progress in a country that once had great difficulty feeding itself. Its now not only leading the pack in terms of agricultural production in the region, but will soon be an exporter potentially not just of agriculture, but also power because of the development thats been taking place there. Were strong trading partners. And most recently, Boeing has done a deal with Ethiopia, which will result in jobs here in the United States. And in discussions with