Ethiopia, Jan. 22 -- The European Union (EU) is assessing conditions for deployment an election observation mission to the next general election of Ethiopia.

During the discussion with members of the House of People's Representatives today, EU Policy Officer for Ethiopia Loic Defaye said "before we take any decision for deployment of observers we assess the condition. So, this is what we are doing right now." Members of the team are spending more than two weeks in Addis and some regions to assess the situation, it was learned.

Defaye stated that "the very basic and important criteria regarding the mission are the usefulness of our observation mission. Would it bring added value to the upcoming election? The process is key."

The policy ...