HC Deb 10 January 1990 vol 164 c645W
25. Mr. Andrew F. Bennett

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement about peace talks in Ethiopia.

Mr. Waldegrave

We welcome the continuing peace talks between the Ethiopian Government and, respectively, the Eritrean People's Liberation Front and the Tigrayan People's Liberation Front. We urge all involved to work seriously for a negotiated settlement which offers the only lasting solution to these long-standing conflicts.

27. Mr. Wallace

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the present state of United Kingdom relations with Ethiopia.

42. Sir David Steel

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the present state of United Kingdom relations with Ethiopia.

Mr. Waldegrave

Our relations with the Ethiopian Government enable us to maintain a dialogue on such issues as famine relief, human rights, the peace process and economic policies.

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