65 Ms Shortall asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs the Government's views on the continuing conflict between Ethiopia and Eritrea; the initiatives, if any, the Government is taking or supporting through the EU or the UN to secure an end to the conflict; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25520/99]

The Government remains extremely concerned at the failure to resolve the ongoing conflict between Ethiopia and Eritrea and at the continued delay in implementation of the OAU framework agreement, approved by the OAU summit in Algiers in July.