Ethiopian embassy to close down permanently

The Ethiopian embassy in Kuwait announced it is preparing to ‘permanently’ close down its mission in Qadsiya, According Al Qabas newspaper reports.

Ethiopia decided to close ‘some’ of its missions around the world as a cost-cutting measure, embassy officials said.

According to a notification sent by the Foreign Ministry of Ethiopia, all Ethiopian diplomats accredited to Kuwait will leave the country, while the locally hired embassy staff has been suspended from work.

Sources indicated that the UAE is expected to be the regional headquarters of the Ethiopian diplomatic facility in the Gulf.

Sources say the closure of the embassy will harm the Kuwaiti local market in terms of hiring domestic and skilled workers, especially since Ethiopia provides bulk of domestic workers.

Talking about the impact of the closing decision on the domestic employment contract; sources have clarified that the agreement has yet to be signed as the Ethiopian side is still awaiting approval from the Kuwaiti government.