Ethiopia repatriates 672 citizens from Saudi Arabia in 3 weeks

Addis Ababa, September 25, 2020 (FBC) –Ethiopia repatriated a total of 672 undocumented citizens from Saudi Arabia in the past three weeks, said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA).

In a press conference issued today, Ambassador Dina Mufti, Spokesperson of MoFA,  stated that 121 Ethiopians, who had been in Beirut prison, were also repatriated from Lebanon.

Ambassador Dina further briefed the press about the diplomatic activities carried out by his ministry in the past couple of weeks.

He said Foreign Minister Gedu Andargachew took part in the annual ministerial meetings of the 75th session of the UN General Assembly and group of Least Developed Countries (LDCs).

The Minister also made a briefing to resident diplomats in Addis Ababa on the “Dine for the Nation” project,  Ambassador Dina noted.