(MENAFN) On Saturday, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said, on his return from the Kingdom, he had secured the release of 1,000 Ethiopians from Saudi prisons.
Abiy addressed a huge gathering at the Millennium Hall in the capital heralding the good news.
"We demanded the release of our citizens and the Crown Prince [Mohammed bin Salman] responded positively," Abiy said, hailing the diplomatic victory his delegation achieved during his two-day visit to the country.
He added that he had also sought the release of Ethiopian-born Saudi tycoon Mohammed Hussein al-Amoudi, who has built a huge business empire in Ethiopia employing close to 70,000 people.
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