Ethiopia repatriates undocumented migrants from Saudi Arabia

STORY: Ethiopia repatriates undocumented migrants from Saudi Arabia DATELINE: March 31, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:43 LOCATION: Addis Ababa CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various shots of returnees 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Amharic): BIRTUKAN AYANO, Ethiopia's State Minister of Foreign Affairs 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Amharic): TIZITA DERBIE, Returnee 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): ERGOGE TESFAYE, Ethiopian Minister of Women and Social Affairs STORYLINE: The government of Ethiopia on Wednesday repatriated 498 undocumented migrants from Saudi Arabia as part of its renewed operation to bring back citizens from the Gulf nation. Dina Mufti, the spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia, said the Ethiopian government will step up the repatriation of Ethiopian nationals without documents from Saudi Arabia, highlighting that the repatriation is being carried out on a voluntary basis. State Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia Birtukan Ayano told journalists during an event held at Addis Ababa Bole International Airport