§ Lord Reaasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they will intercede with the Ethiopian Government to allow Eritrean farmers to return to areas now occupied by Ethiopia in time for the current planting season. [HL3082]
§ Baroness Scotland of AsthalThe Cessation of Hostilities Agreement signed on 18 June by both Ethiopia and Eritrea provides for the return of civilian administration and the return of populations to those areas affected by the conflict. With our international 159WA partners, we will continue to press both sides to implement the agreement swiftly.
We continue to monitor the humanitarian situation in Eritrea closely. We are supporting a number of organisations working with those displaced by the recent fighting.