Italian Experts in Axum for Urgent Mission

Addis Ababa /ENA/ July  29/2019 An Italian mission of experts has reportedly traveled to the archaeological site of Axum to assess the situation on the ground and submit a proposal for an urgent intervention to sustain the obelisks of Axum. 

According to a press release sent to ENA by the Embassy of Italy in Ethiopia, the mission of experts was sent in accordance with the recent agreement reached with the Italian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Emanuela Del Re, in Addis Ababa.

The experts have verified the structural situation of the obelisks and will identify a sustainable solution for its consolidation and safeguard.

Following this mission, the Government of Italy will communicate to the Ethiopian authorities a technical proposal for an urgent intervention, it was learned.