"I think it goes way beyond the legal case," a Nestle spokesman told the
BBC.

"I think it is in the interest of the developing countries in general to
have a continued flow of foreign direct investment."

He said it was "very important for a country like Ethiopia that people do
not fear to invest in that country".

More than 40 governments and individuals are making claims against the
Ethiopian Government for money lost during the communist regime.

According to poverty relief organisation Oxfam, the Ethiopian Government has
offered to pay Nestle about $1.5m (