It's stated here there's no peace and no war. If Eritrea is not in compliance with the treaty obligations, it's not because a tiny bit of ground has not been returned to Eritrea. It's the threat that it poses to security and peace. If there are no confidence-building measures between the two countries, then there is no possibility of demilitarizing the area. What probably hasn't been said many times is that Eritrea has about 300,000 armed soldiers, and Ethiopia has the ability within six weeks or months to have a million soldiers. It has this in reserve soldiers.
If the situation is not demilitarized...because there is no actual threat and there is no improvement. Human rights will not improve and agricultural development will not happen.
Canada has a role in pushing for the implementation of the already existing treaty. That will be the biggest confidence-building measure that is necessary on the ground to help defuse the tension. I think that would be.... Other forms of help.... I mean, as a coalition of communities, we are not politicians to be able to really identify that, but we know what the biggest obstacle is there.