We are very concerned about the indictment against the VOA (Voice of America) personnel, who are U.S. government personnel. If the government has an issue with VOA (Voice of America) it needs to be taken up directly with the U.S. government and the embassy, not in a court of law. We believe that the charges against the VOA (Voice of America staff members) should be dropped.

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Ethiopia is the only country in the Horn moving towards democracy and development. It would be unacceptable to even consider reducing [aid].

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We are very concerned about the indictment against the VOA personnel, who are U.S. government personnel. If the government has an issue with VOA it needs to be taken up directly with the U.S. government and the embassy, not in a court of law. We believe that the charges against the VOA should be dropped.

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It is time for the ruling party and the opposition to move forward to bring about [a] lasting solution to the political instability prevailing in Ethiopia, which could stall the progress witnessed in the economy over the last few years. We would like to see better progress on the human rights condition of the country as well as professional security forces.

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