Diplomacy Swiss development aid for Eritrea is stopped
Switzerland is ending its development aid to Eritrea. According to an external evaluation, too little progress had been made in the area of migration, said the spokesperson for the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) on Swiss radio SRF on Monday.
03.02.2025, 07:42
SDA
Relations between Switzerland and Eritrea have improved, said Michael Steiner, spokesperson for the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA). Vocational training has also been strengthened. However, no major progress had been made in the area of migration, said Steiner.
Switzerland is working on being able to return rejected asylum seekers to their home country. Eritrea is not prepared to accept them.
According to the SRF report, the aid is to be discontinued at the end of May. The decision was made independently of the federal government's cost-cutting measures, the radio station said.
