Blinken says ‘shares aspiration’ of Ethiopia rejoining U.S. trade programme

March 15, 2023
Blinken says 'shares aspiration' of Ethiopia rejoining U.S. trade programme
U.S. Secretary of State Blinken visits Ethiopia

ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday he shared Ethiopia’s aspiration to rejoin the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), a U.S. trade programme, as it implements a peace deal in the Tigray region.

Blinken was speaking during a visit to Ethiopia.

(Reporting by Daphne Psaledakis; Writing by Estelle Shirbon)

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