A six-member delegation of the Coalition for Unity and Democracy Party (Kinijit) led by the party’s chairman Ato Hailu Shawel will arrive at Washington DC’s Dulles Airport on Wednesday, August 29, at 8 AM.

Previously they were scheduled to arrive on August 20, but delayed due to logistical issues.

The committee that is organizing the Kinijit delegation’s North America tour said that Ato Hailu Shawel(President), Wzt. Birtukan Midekssa (Vice President), Dr. Berhanu Nega (Addis Ababa Mayor-Elect), Dr. Hailu Araya (Spokesperson), Ato Brook Kebede and Ato Gizachew Shiferaw (executive committee members) will visit several cities in the United States and Canada at the invitation of Kinijit support groups.

The Kinijit delegation looks forward to engaging in constructive discussions and exchange of ideas and views with Kinijit supporters in North America, the organizing committee said.

The Kinijit leaders are expected to be received by hundreds of Ethiopians when they arrive at the airport on Aug. 29.

The ad hoc committee that is organizing their visit is finalizing reception plans, such as arrival schedules and other information, which will be released shortly, according to Ato Aklog Limeneh, chairman of Kinijit North America support groups and a member of the reception committee — which also include Dr Alemayehu Gebre-Mariam, Ato Tamagn Beyene, Dr Solomon Alemu, and Dr Gashu Habte.