Ethiopian partnership delegation seeks asylum
Four Ethiopian politicians who were on an official visit to Dublin have applied for asylum rather than return home, it emerged today.The men were on a six-day visit to launch a partnership between their towns, Werabe and Butajira, and South Dublin County Council.The council said its officials had gone to meet the men on March 27 when they were due to fly home to Ethiopia.“Unfortunately they didn’t turn up for that meeting and we subsequently discovered they had applied for asylum in Dublin,” said spokesman Abe Jacob.The partnership programme was designed to build up the skills and experience of government officials in Ethiopia in delivering services.
According to the Irish Examiner, the four men are from the ruling party in Ethiopia and had been staying at the Clarion Hotel in Dublin.The Ethiopian Embassy has expressed its embarrassment about the development and has contacted the council to seek its continued support for the partnership.“The universal view is that we should continue with the project, that the project is bigger than any set of individuals. We’re determined to press ahead with the project,” said Mr Jacob.
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