Hargeisa- SL (Cabays Media) There are reports saying the Ethiopian embassy in Hargeisa has temporarily put on hold visa issue for visitors from Somaliland.

Application for visa to Ethiopia is normally obtain from the Ethiopian office in Hargeisa in person or for some nationals on arrival at Addis Ababa Bole International Airport.

But according to source closed to Somaliland’s foreign ministry, the Ethiopian embassy in Hargeisa has suspended issuing visa in Hargeisa due to unconfirmed reports saying because of security reasons relating to the the preparations for the US president coming to Ethiopia next month .

However, the Somaliland foreign minister who spoke to the VOA has played down the Ethiopian’s visa suspension and said “They told us they run out of papers issued with visas and this has nothing to do with out relationship”

People travelling from Somaliland to Ethiopia require visa for entry but there are hundreds of Ethiopians flocking into Somaliland everyday and one asks visas for their entry.

This is not the first time the Ethiopian embassy suspends visa issuing in Somaliland and in the past it has also closed the border with Somaliland for security reasons.

Somaliland business people and those who are seeking health treatment in Ethiopia, those who are using Addis Ababa as transit route always obtain visa from Hargiesa prior their travel on air or on ground.

Cabays Media Staff

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