Addis Ababa — The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said it is undertaking activities to evacuate Ethiopians in Lebanon following the Hezbollah-Israeli political crises.

The Ministry also said there is no causality Ethiopians in Lebanon encountered so far.

In a press release it sent to ENA yesterday, the Ministry said it is undertaking efforts to bring voluntary Ethiopians back to their homeland through Syria lest they could be victimized by the shelling going on in Lebanon.

Ethiopian Consulate in Beirut in cooperation with Syria and the United Nations is undertaking efforts to evacuate Ethiopians from Beirut, the Ministry said.

The release said the Consulate is providing Ethiopians in Lebanon with information on ways of evacuating the country as well as preparing lese passé for those Ethiopians without one so far.

In addition, the Consulate in cooperation with Ethiopian community in Beirut is undertaking various activities and finalizing preparations to transport the Ethiopians to Syria by buses.

Similarly, discussions are in progress with Lebanese officials on ways in which Ethiopians detained in the country could be released and deported to Ethiopia, the release said.