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<p>We can confirm that the letter of 20 June has been received and will be answered
within 20 days in accordance with Cabinet Office Guidance.</p><p>Whilst the Eritrean
Government has a good track record on the provision of basic healthcare, we do not
believe that using the military to force closure, or take charge of health centres
managed by the Catholic Church is proportionate. We have raised our concerns with
the Eritrean Government, about the approach they are taking, and will continue to
seek opportunities to engage on this issue and monitor the situation. As Eritrea is
a priority country under the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's Annual Human Rights
Reporting, we raise concerns about human rights in Eritrea regularly, both direct
with the Government, – as the Minister of State for Africa did with the Eritrean Foreign
Minister when she last saw him in September 2018 – and in international fora.</p>
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