UN refugee agency commends Ethiopia's open-door policy to refugees


ADDIS ABABA, Sept. 19 (Xinhua) -- United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Filippo Grandi has commended Ethiopia for its open-door policy and hospitality toward refugees.

Grandi made the remarks when meeting with Ethiopian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Demeke Mekonnen in New York, the United States, on the sidelines of the ongoing 78th session of the UN General Assembly, the Ethiopian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement on Tuesday.

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