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Ethiopia vows to continue flights to send Japanese home

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told the Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali that Ethiopian Airlines flights are indispensable for Japanese nationals in Africa to return home in the current circumstances. (AFP)
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told the Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali that Ethiopian Airlines flights are indispensable for Japanese nationals in Africa to return home in the current circumstances. (AFP)
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21 Apr 2020 11:04:55 GMT9
21 Apr 2020 11:04:55 GMT9

TOKYO: Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali vowed on Tuesday to have state-run Ethiopian Airlines continue flights to help Japanese expatriates return home amid the global coronavirus pandemic.

The pledge came during his telephone talks with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, according to Japan's Foreign Ministry.

Abe told the Ethiopian leader that Ethiopian Airlines flights are indispensable for Japanese nationals in Africa to return home in the current circumstances.

According to the ministry, about 300 Japanese people left Ethiopia for home on Saturday, after arriving from other countries in Africa.

JIJI Press

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