Mobile Consular Service in Hawassa, Ethiopia

Mobile Consular Service in Hawassa, Ethiopia

Adress by Ambassador Sumith Dassanayake

The Embassy of Sri Lanka in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia held its first ever Mobile Consular Service at the auditorium of  the Hawassa Industrial Park in Ethiopia for the convenience of the expatriate Sri Lankan   community living and working in Hawassa on 29 September , 2019. The Embassy  was officially established in February, 2017 in Addis Ababa,  and Hawassa is 300 kms away from the  Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa.

Approximately, 350  Sri Lankans  attended  the mobile consular service  and the activities of the day  included processing of applications for new passports, attestation of documents, police clearance certificates, issues pertaining to lost passports, assistance with regard to employment in Ethiopia, compensation and repatriation related issues of migrant workers and certification of application forms to open NRFC accounts in Sri Lanka.

The mobile service also featured the activities carried out by the Embassy concerning the economic and public diplomacy programmes initiated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sri Lanka. The participants were  also educated on the  prevailing rules,  regulations and customs in Ethiopia.

Addressing the gathering, Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Ethiopia and Permanent Representative to African Union Commisson, Sumith Dassanayake acknowledged the  valuable contribution made by  the Sri Lankan expatriate community working in Ethiopia for economic prosperity of Sri  Lanka and Ethiopia. He highlighted the importance of Sri Lankans maintaining good discipline in Ethiopia as a community and urged them to obey rules, regulations, and customs of the host country.

Ambassador Sumith Dassanayake also appealed to the participants to find more employment opportunities in Ethiopia and Africa for Sri Lankan nationals using their contacts.

The Ambassador also had a discussion with approximately 40 Sri Lankan Executives working at various companies at the Hawassa Industrial Park on 28th evening and the discussion centered on safety, security and employment related issues of the Sri Lankan nationals living in Ethiopia. Attaché of the Embassy, R. Ratheesparan also associated with the Ambassador at the discussion.

Embassy of Sri Lanka
Addis Ababa
03 October 2019
Ambassador Sumith Dassanayake adressing the gathering
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