The government of Ethiopia said it has helped 61 countries evacuate their citizens from war torn neighboring Sudan.
“The government of Ethiopia has extended the necessary support and collaborated with 61 countries worldwide to withdraw their citizens from Sudan through its territory,” Spokesperson of the Ethiopian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Meles Alem said on Thursday.
Accordingly, Alem said the government has provided licenses to 75 flight services, allowing the countries to evacuate their citizens from the Sudan via the Ethiopian air space.
“The move is in line with the principles of the international humanitarian services and aims at promoting Ethiopian foreign relations,” Alem said.
So far nearly citizens have crossed to Ethiopia, fleeing the conflict in Sudan; the spokesperson said further noting that 3,517 of them are of Ethiopian nationals.
He said Ethiopia believes that the conflict in Sudan needs to be solved by the Sudanese people and through peaceful negotiations under the umbrella of the African Union.
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