borkena
May 21, 2019
The government of South Sudan is intending to close some of its embassies overseas due to inability to finance them all, reported the East African.
Spokesman for the Foreign Affairs Ministry Mr. Makol is quoted by a local news paper, The Dawn Newspaper, as saying “We thought of closing a number of embassies so that we can manage the remaining ones well,” reported the East African.
Another official in the Ministry who spoke on condition of anonymity reportedly told The East African that South Sudan is yet to decide on the number of embassies that it is going to close.
Chinese News source, Xinhua, reported, as cited in The East African, that “country is reviewing the status of its 39 embassies and a consulate in Dubai before deciding on the number to be closed.”
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