Norway Urges Allies Not To Neglect Developing Countries
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- 11 Apr 2023
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A Norwegian minister on Monday urged the West to increase international support to the developing world to counter growing influence from Russia and China.
Anne Beathe Tvinnereim, Norway's international development minister, told reporters that developing countries "need to see that they are not forgotten" as focus has turned to aid for Ukraine since the Russian invasion last year.
"We cannot risk ending up in a situation where developing countries feel that it is the West against the rest," she said.
"I think it's in Norwegian and Western interests to fight back (against) that polarisation with any means that we have, and development assistance is just one of many tools that we should use in that regard."
She underlined the importance of not allowing aid to Ukraine to detract from other crises, and emphasised the need to ensure global food security.
Developing countries "did not choose to become part of a new scramble," she said, accusing some countries of "fuelling" distrust. Read More…
