Do you think that having a consulate in Canada is bringing the Government of Canada some relationship with the Government of Eritrea? Is there a relationship? Is there communication between both governments, or is the consulate just there to receive that 2% tax? I'm seeing that there's no liberty of press, there's no respect for human rights, there's no organization in that country—it's impossible to monitor what's going on there. I guess it's impossible to have some information from the government, so the role of the consulate in Canada is almost just to perceive that 2% tax. That's what I think.
On February 14th, 2012. See this statement in context.