The Government of Ethiopia expressed “deep regrets” on the decision of the US government to terminate Ethiopia's eligibility for trade benefits under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA).
A Statement issued by the Ministry of Trade and Regional Integration on Monday noted that removing Ethiopia from AGOA will undermine rather than further the cause of human rights in Ethiopia.
"We strongly encourage the U.S government to reconsider its decision," it said.
AGOA-based export opportunities have created jobs for hundreds of thousands of some of the most vulnerable people in the country, including young women with children to raise and elderly relatives to support, it was indicated.
The damage that Ethiopia’s removal from AGOA will cause to the lives and livelihoods of so many innocent people who have nothing to do with the current crisis is significant, it was mentioned.
It is remembered that the Biden administration has signed on the application of the termination of AGOA to Ethiopia with regard to human right violation in the country mainly in lined with the war in northern part of the country.
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