Addis Ababa — The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) said that Ethiopia will consolidate its efforts of evacuating its national from Libya.
"Some 11 Ethiopian evacuees have arrived in Addis Ababa yesterday and the government will continue transporting those who want to return to their country," Tewolde Mulugeta, Spokesperson at MoFA, told journalists today.
According to Tewolde, a total of 640 Ethiopians have registered through Ethiopian embassies in Egypt and Sudan to return to their home from Libya.
He said Foreign Affairs Minister Dr Tedros Adhanom has travelled to Cairo, Egypt early this week to discuss and facilitate the return of Ethiopians from that country.
The government will also continue to bring back Ethiopians from Yemen and South Africa. Hundreds of Ethiopians have already returned from both countries recently, he noted.
In his press briefing, the Spokesperson said Ethiopia is ready to successfully host the 3rd International Conference on Financing for Development, scheduled to take place from 13 to 16 July 2015.
The country will showcase its broad based and inclusive development at the Conference expected to attract over 5,000 participants from all over the world, he said.
He further said that Ethiopian public diplomacy team comprising of scholars, government officials, religious leaders and prominent figures will travel to Sudan tomorrow.
In its five-day visit, the team has an assignment of expressing Ethiopia's stand on the Renaissance Dam and strengthening the ties between the two countries.
Source: AllAfrica
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