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U.S. trade chief: Ethiopia’s duty-free market status to be decided ‘soon’
Posted: 14 Oct 2021, 16:47
by Aba
By Syndicated ContentOct 14, 2021 | 10:51 AM
By Emma Farge
GENEVA (Reuters) – Katherine Tai, U.S. global trade representative, said Washington would “soon” decide on Ethiopia’s status under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), an agreement which gives it duty-free access to the United States.
“Reports coming back to us through official channels and civil society are not encouraging. What is happening in Ethiopia is a humanitarian crisis,” said Tai, referring to fighting in northern Ethiopia and deepening famine in the region of Tigray.
Ethiopia exported about $237 million worth of goods duty-free to the United States under AGOA in 2020, according to U.S. commerce department data.
In August, her office issued a statement saying “ongoing violations of internationally recognised human rights amid the ongoing conflict and humanitarian crisis in northern Ethiopia … could affect Ethiopia’s future African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) eligibility if unaddressed.”...
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Re: U.S. trade chief: Ethiopia’s duty-free market status to be decided ‘soon’
Posted: 14 Oct 2021, 17:14
by Temt
Re: U.S. trade chief: Ethiopia’s duty-free market status to be decided ‘soon’
Posted: 14 Oct 2021, 17:19
by Jaegol
Only banda telalaki tigreas would sign up to be ferenjis foot soldiers and sell their countries dignity for 237 million dollars… shameful bunch
Re: U.S. trade chief: Ethiopia’s duty-free market status to be decided ‘soon’
Posted: 14 Oct 2021, 18:31
by Sam Ebalalehu
US has an absolute right to reassess its relationship with Ethiopia. That is its prerogative. Ethiopians can understand that. What Ethiopians do not understand is its inclination to interfere in its internal political affair.
Re: U.S. trade chief: Ethiopia’s duty-free market status to be decided ‘soon’
Posted: 14 Oct 2021, 19:02
by Aba
Sam Ebalalehu wrote: ↑14 Oct 2021, 18:31
US has an absolute right to reassess its relationship with Ethiopia. That is its prerogative. Ethiopians can understand that. What Ethiopians do not understand is its inclination to interfere in its internal political affair.
You're absolutely right. But, genocide and ethnic cleansing is what's driving the US foreign policy concerns. After all, Mamo qillo and Issu jillo have proved themselves, in words and in deeds, that it is their intention and objective to commit crimes against humanity.
