ኢትዮጵያ ከምዕራቡም ሆነ ምስራቁ ዓለም ጋር ወዳጅ የነበረችባቸው ጊዜያት ከሚለያዩበት ይልቅ የሚያመሳስላቸው እንደሚበዛ የሚናገሩ አሉ።
Diplomats say that it is premature to talk of a strategic axis between the world's largest and two most populous nations because they still have more in common with the West than with each other.