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Cairo called on its citizens returning to work in any country, especially Kuwait, to be cautious when dealing with tourism companies and to review all legal procedures governing travel and residence in those countries, noting that the embassy Egypt in Addis Ababa is working with the Ethiopian side to free the detained citizens.
In a statement, Egypt’s Ministry of Immigration asked “Egyptian citizens who wish to return to work in any country, especially the State of Kuwait, to be cautious when dealing with tourism companies and not to travel until after making sure. that all legal procedures for it have been completed, including air ticket, valid visa and review of the state (Transit) position in terms of residence for two weeks before heading to Kuwait.
The ministry asked “- based on a request from the Egyptian embassy in Addis Ababa – citizens returning to Kuwait via Ethiopia to slow down and not travel until the Egyptian embassy in Ethiopia finalizes the procedures for the release of citizens. detained and coordinate with the Ethiopian side regarding the quarantine applied in this case. ” .
According to the ministry, the move came “after receiving a complaint from Egyptian nationals who were detained by Ethiopian authorities at Bole International Airport in the capital Addis Ababa” while they were returning from Egypt to the state of Kuwait.
The embassy added that its contacts with the Ethiopian authorities indicated that Egyptian citizens had come to Ethiopia “with the purpose of staying 14 days there and then going to the State of Kuwait, and not for tourist purposes, according to the visas they obtained from Cairo.” , and noted that “several of these citizens have violated Quarantine instructions were followed in Ethiopia in light of the coronavirus pandemic.
This Thursday, the Egyptian embassy in Addis Ababa revealed the details of the detention of Egyptians at Ethiopia’s Bole International Airport, in a statement published on its official website, in an incident that the Egyptian Foreign Ministry spokesman, Ahmed Hafez, also confirmed to Al Hurra.
The embassy said that a diplomatic team contacted the Egyptians present at the airport and the Ethiopian immigration authorities “to make sure that there was no ill-treatment and that there were no violations.”
This comes amidst the tension in relations between Cairo and Addis Ababa in light of the disagreement between the two parties over the construction and operation of the Great Ethiopian Renaissance Dam.
Egypt is 97 percent dependent on the Nile for irrigation and drinking water, while Ethiopia says the $ 4 billion project is necessary for its prosperity.
