Barking back against the Conservative Ethiopia-criticism
Development Heikki E. Holmås reject Conservatives claim that the
Stoltenberg government acts like a poodle towards the regime in
Ethiopia. - Dialogue on human rights is an important part of the cooperation with the country.
We are clear that we expect an improvement in the situation of human
rights and democracy prior to the election in 2015, he said.
Development Heikki Holmås and Ethiopia's former foreign mini-ster Haile
Mariam Desalegn, who since the photo was taken has been prime minister
scraps. Photo: Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
It was the Conservative Member of Parliament Peter Gitmark that came
with "poodle-statement" in the latest issue of Bistandsaktuelt.
While he described the Ethiopian government as "illegitimate and
authoritarian regime", he meant that Norway under the coalition
government had acted servile and ironed Ethiopia by hairs.
He also admits that weak political rights in the country creates dilemmas for Norway as a donor, and it is this that is the reason for the so-called human rights dialogue with Ethiopia.
According to human rights organizations, Ethiopia has in recent years a number of imprisoned dissidents and journalists, and stood behind the gagging of free speech and restrictions of civil society's ability to participate in political debate and advocacy.
- Barth Eide stated that Ethiopia's membership in the UN Human Rights Council will raise awareness of the human rights situation in Ethiopia and expectations of Ethiopia's national policy in this area, said Claire Annette Hubert, country manager for Ethiopia in ministry.
Also Holmås should have taken up the subject of human rights in their meetings with the Ethiopian Prime Minister. The situation for human rights, freedom of speech and freedom of the press and civil society's role should have been affected in these meetings. In addition, the topic has also been addressed in meetings at senior official level, most recently in February this year.
the Minister. He is now challenging Right to clarify how they will make aid cut to Ethiopia without frame work for food security, health and safety and human rights.
- Right said they would cut the aid does not serve the Ethiopian people, but what assistance is this? Is it the work against female genital mutilation? Is there support for legal aid for the poor? Or is it the work of food safety to prevent new famines when drought comes, ask Holmås.
According to SV minister is that this kind of approach by Norway through government-to-government aid to Ethiopia.
n It is difficult to imagine how the rest to the poor Ethiopian population is to be maintained, without Norway relate to the Ethiopian authorities, he said.
The restrictions were lifted in September 2008 and the embassy is again fully staffed. In recent years, the trade between the two countries has been increasing.
In the last ten years, the total development cooperation plan amounts to 200-280 million annually, but only a small part of this is government-to-government assistance through the Ethiopian authorities. In 2012, aid was NOK 228 million. For Ethiopia, the Norwegian development assistance to the country, an amount equal to 0.1 percent of the country's gross national income.
Read the case: Right will cut aid to Ethiopia
- We provide assistance to Ethiopia because we want to support the Ethiopian people. Ethiopia has been an extremely poor country that has experienced terrible famine, and the Ethiopian people deserve a better future, saying Holmås.He also admits that weak political rights in the country creates dilemmas for Norway as a donor, and it is this that is the reason for the so-called human rights dialogue with Ethiopia.
According to human rights organizations, Ethiopia has in recent years a number of imprisoned dissidents and journalists, and stood behind the gagging of free speech and restrictions of civil society's ability to participate in political debate and advocacy.
Eide dialogue
The Foreign Ministry will Bistandsaktuelt stated that human rights dialogue is no formal independent process, but part of the ongoing dialogue between Norway and Ethiopia. Last time human rights was an issue at the political level was then Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide met Ethiopian Prime Minister Haile Mariam Desalegn last December.- Barth Eide stated that Ethiopia's membership in the UN Human Rights Council will raise awareness of the human rights situation in Ethiopia and expectations of Ethiopia's national policy in this area, said Claire Annette Hubert, country manager for Ethiopia in ministry.
Also Holmås should have taken up the subject of human rights in their meetings with the Ethiopian Prime Minister. The situation for human rights, freedom of speech and freedom of the press and civil society's role should have been affected in these meetings. In addition, the topic has also been addressed in meetings at senior official level, most recently in February this year.
Challenging the Right
In the interview with Bistandsaktuelt said Conservative Peter Gitmark that the party wanted to stop or freeze the portion of aid that is most "regime supportive '. But it relaxes notthe Minister. He is now challenging Right to clarify how they will make aid cut to Ethiopia without frame work for food security, health and safety and human rights.
- Right said they would cut the aid does not serve the Ethiopian people, but what assistance is this? Is it the work against female genital mutilation? Is there support for legal aid for the poor? Or is it the work of food safety to prevent new famines when drought comes, ask Holmås.
According to SV minister is that this kind of approach by Norway through government-to-government aid to Ethiopia.
n It is difficult to imagine how the rest to the poor Ethiopian population is to be maintained, without Norway relate to the Ethiopian authorities, he said.
Self
Ethiopia has a reputation for being an African country that can not be bullied by Western countries. In August 2007, Ethiopian authorities ordered the embassy to reduce the number of personnel at the embassy from nine to three people. The Ethiopian reaction came after Norway had arranged for a meeting on the Ethiopia-Eritrea conflict in New York.The restrictions were lifted in September 2008 and the embassy is again fully staffed. In recent years, the trade between the two countries has been increasing.
In the last ten years, the total development cooperation plan amounts to 200-280 million annually, but only a small part of this is government-to-government assistance through the Ethiopian authorities. In 2012, aid was NOK 228 million. For Ethiopia, the Norwegian development assistance to the country, an amount equal to 0.1 percent of the country's gross national income.
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