The United States Ambassador to Ethiopia, Patricia Haslach,
and the U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and
Labor, Tom Malinowski, joined State Minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Ambassador Taye Atskeselassie to co-chair the 6th Bilateral Democracy,
Governance and Human Rights Working Group.
The Working Group provides an opportunity for representatives of the U.S. government and the government of Ethiopia to discuss frankly the full range of governance and human rights issues, the U.S. embassy said in its joint press statement with Ethiopian government.
The discussion at
this Working Group addressed a broad range of issues, including election
related issues, the situation in the regions of Oromia and Amhara, the annual
U.S. Human Rights Report, the important role of civil society in strengthening
good governance, Ginbot 7, opportunities for media engagement and training, and
the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI), among others.
The government of
Ethiopia reaffirmed its commitment to strengthen governance and political
pluralism in keeping with the principles enshrined in its constitution.
The government of the United States welcomed the frank discussion and
committed to support the efforts of Ethiopia’s government and society in
meeting these challenges.
At the conclusion
of the meeting the two governments agreed to increase the frequency with which
this forum and the in depth discussion it enables is held.
Source: New
Business Ethiopia
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