§ Mr. Fisherasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he will list (a) the meetings and (b) the dates of the meetings that he has had with representatives of the Ethiopian Government in the past 12 months.
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§ Mr. RifkindMy right hon. and learned Friend has not met with Ethiopian Government representatives in the past 12 months.
However, I visited Ethiopia from 22–24 July and had talks with a number of senior Ethiopian representatives, including the Foreign Minister. I have also had talks with the Ethiopian ambassador on several occasions over the past year, most recently on 23 October.
My right hon. Friend the Minister for Overseas Development has met the Commissioner for Relief and Rehabilitation, most recently on 27 October to dicuss the famine in Ethiopia. My noble Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Armed Forces was also present at that meeting.