MONROVIA, April  22 (LINA) - In the wake of attacks against Africans in South Africa, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs says it has been assured by the Liberian  Ambassador to South Africa and the South African Ambassador accredited near Monrovia that Liberians living in that country are safe and secure.

 
According to a Foreign Ministry release, the assurances of the safety of Liberians in the ongoing xenophobic attacks were made in two separate interactions.
 
The first, a dispatch from Ambassador Lois Brutus and the second during a meeting between Foreign Minister Augustine Ngafuan and South African Ambassador, Mr. Masilo Esau Mabeta held at the Ministry on Tuesday, April 21.
 
Minister Ngafuan during his interaction with the South African envoy called on him to give an update on the situation in South African with specific focus on the safety of Liberians and other Africans living in that country.
 
Ngafuan said the Liberian public and Government are concerned about the ongoing attacks and hope urgent actions would be taken to bring the situation to an immediate halt.
 
The Foreign Minister said the Ministry is receiving daily briefings from Liberian Ambassador Brutus and that it could consider appropriate actions if the situation is not remedied at the earliest possible time.
 
He described the xenophobia attacks as a worrying sign for African solidarity and the role South Africa is playing on the African continent, hoping that all would be done to end the attack.
LINA