Aircraft carrying Baerbock and her delegation had to turn around on its way from Berlin to Djibouti in East Africa and land in Jeddah due to permit issue to fly over Eritrea, reports media
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German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock's trip to Djibouti in East Africa has been delayed because her government jet failed to receive permission to fly over Eritrea. Baerbock's plane was instead diverted to Jeddah in western Saudi Arabia, where the delegation will spend the night before attempting to continue the trip to Djibouti on Thursday. Baerbock's Airbus A321LR aircraft landed in the Saudi port city at 2:15 pm (1315 GMT) after previously circling over the Red Sea for more than an hour.
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has taken a stop in Djibouti in East Africa off her travel itinerary after her government jet failed to receive permission to fly over Eritrea. Baerbock's plane was instead diverted to Jeddah in western Saudi Arabia, where the delegation will spend the night. The delegation had hoped to continue the trip to Djibouti on Thursday but ultimately cancelled the Djibouti leg of the tour, delegation sources told dpa. "The trip will continue tomorrow with the Ke