Ethiopia, Tigray Rebel Officials Meet to Review Implementation of Peace Deal
Officials from
Ethiopia’s federal government and the Tigray region are meeting in Kenya’s
capital, Nairobi, to discuss the next steps for a peace deal to end two years
of war.
Senior Ethiopian
government officials and Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF)
representatives are meeting in Kenya to discuss implementation of the November
peace agreement signed in South Africa.
The Wednesday meeting
comes as the rebel TPLF said some parts of the Tigray region are finding it
difficult to access much-needed humanitarian assistance. The rebels blame the
problems on the presence of Eritrean troops, who entered Tigray during the war,
to support the Ethiopian government.
Pro-Tigray media
reports say a regional official, Atinkut Mezgebo, called on the Ethiopian
government to address what he called Eritrean forces' attacks on civilians and
the looting of the aid intended for the suffering masses.
Experts warn the
alleged continued clashes and blockage of humanitarian supplies could
complicate the peace agreement.
Early this month,
Tigray rebel group commander Tadesse Warede said two-thirds of his fighters
have left the battlefield as part of the agreement.
The peace deal has
allowed the passage of humanitarian aid to Tigray and the restoration of
telecommunication and banking systems after more than a year-and-a-half.
The Ethiopian
government says more than eight million people in the Afar, Amhara and Tigray
regions have received humanitarian supplies since the signing of the peace
deal.
The war in Tigray broke out between Ethiopian government
forces and the rebel group in November 2020, displacing millions and killing
hundreds of thousands of people.
Leaders of the warring factions have been meeting
on a regular basis to push for the implementation of the peace agreement signed
last month.
The Nairobi meeting is expected to end later this
week.
VOA
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