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Chris Smith: “The pressure, I think, will have to come from outside of Eritrea to a great extent.”

On the recordNovember 16, 2011
The pressure, I think, will have to come from outside of Eritrea to a great extent.
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Chris Smith
Republican · New Jersey

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Smith emphasizes the need for external pressure to improve conditions in Eritrea.

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