The challenge we face in this area is therefore much more complicated than is normally assumed and it is unlikely that we would be able to make substantial headway to address it in any meaningful way unless the underlying principles of the partnership with our partners is reviewed in a realistic and fair manner. We are hopeful that this would not be beyond reach. Mr. Chairman, I would like to close with a few thoughts related to the theme of our relations with our partners that I have touched upon in the foregoing. The type and nature of the partnership we have been able to forge with our development partners, most particularly with the existing international financial institutions, need to be scrutinized carefully by all concerned with the view to ensuring smooth working relationship. In this context, there is indeed a great and critical need for a more transparent and a more predicable partnership between us and our development partners on the basis of a clearly understood rules of the game.
Partnership requires confidence and trust to be effective.
It requires predictability and transparency on the part of all those involved. That we still have to go a long way in this regard cannot be concealed and it is our hope that progress would be made in this regard as well. With these few words, I wish you all fruitful deliberation and a pleasant stay in Addis Ababa.