According to a report by Egypt's “Pyramid” newspaper on the 2nd, after Ethiopia requested an Egyptian diplomat to leave the country, Egypt requested a counselor from the Ethiopian Embassy in Egypt to leave the country within 48 hours. The report said that after Ethiopia requested an Egyptian diplomat to leave the country on the 1st, Egypt declared a counselor at the Ethiopian Embassy in Egypt an “unwelcome person” based on the “principle of reciprocity” and asked him to leave the country within 48 hours. The report quoted sources as saying that Ethiopia's move was “regrettable and unjustified.” Also, according to a report by the Ethiopian News Agency on the 1st, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia has officially notified the Egyptian Embassy in Ethiopia that an Egyptian diplomat has been declared an “unwelcome person” and requested to leave the country within 48 hours in accordance with the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations.

According to a report by Egypt's “Pyramid” newspaper on the 2nd, after Ethiopia requested an Egyptian diplomat to leave the country, Egypt requested a counselor from the Ethiopian Embassy in Egypt to leave the country within 48 hours. The report said that after Ethiopia requested an Egyptian diplomat to leave the country on the 1st, Egypt declared a counselor at the Ethiopian Embassy in Egypt an “unwelcome person” based on the “principle of reciprocity” and asked him to leave the country within 48 hours. The report quoted sources as saying that Ethiopia's move was “regrettable and unjustified.” Also, according to a report by the Ethiopian News Agency on the 1st, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia has officially notified the Egyptian Embassy in Ethiopia that an Egyptian diplomat has been declared an “unwelcome person” and requested to leave the country within 48 hours in accordance with the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations.