The file photo shows representatives from the Chinese Embassy and Confucious Institute taking group photos with representatives from Ethiopian Immigration and Citizenship Service after the opening ceremony of the basic Chinese language training program for Ethiopian immigration officers in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on Feb. 11, 2023. (Xinhua/Wang Ping)
Twenty-one immigration officers from the Foreigners' Service Directorate within the Ethiopian Immigration and Citizenship Service (ICS) have graduated from a short-term basic Chinese language training program.
ADDIS ABABA, May 14 (Xinhua) -- Twenty-one immigration officers from the Foreigners' Service Directorate within the Ethiopian Immigration and Citizenship Service (ICS) on Friday graduated from a short-term basic Chinese language training program.
While handing over the certificates to the graduates in Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital, Chinese Ambassador to Ethiopia Zhao Zhiyuan said the training program will promote strategic cooperation and people-to-people relations.
"What you have achieved in the program and what you will achieve in further study will help consolidate friendship, mutual benefits, and communications between the two countries," Zhao told the graduates.
The file photo shows General Director of the Ethiopian Immigration and Citizenship Service Bruhtesfa Mulugeta (C) speaking during the opening ceremony of the basic Chinese language training program for Ethiopian immigration officers in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on Feb. 11, 2023. (Xinhua/Wang Ping)
Serving our Chinese brothers and sisters with the Chinese language will not only improve our customer service but also promote bilateral relationships, said Bruhtesfa Mulugeta, director general of the Ethiopian ICS.
Habtamu Seyoume, one of the graduates who is working as a supervisor at the immigration office at Addis Ababa Bole International Airport, said he is enjoying easy communications with the Chinese customers after attending the training. "Now we communicate with them at ease to process their visa and other requirements."
The Confucius Institute at Addis Ababa University granted the three-month basic Chinese language training program to the 21 immigration officers. ■
