Addis Ababa, September 28, 2021 (Walta) – Ethiopia has decided to close its embassies in Egypt and Ireland due to financial constraints.
Ethiopian Ambassador to Egypt, Markos Tekle, announced that the embassy in Cairo will be closed temporarily as of October.
“The embassy will be closed for the next three to six months to reduce costs,” he said.
The ambassador said the decision has nothing to do with the longstanding dispute Ethiopia has had with Egypt and Sudan over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD).