It has been announced that the Tigray forces fighting with the federal government have arrived in South Africa for the peace talks that will begin today.
A member of the TPLF Central Committee, Prof. Kandeya Ge/Hewat wrote on his Twitter page that the negotiators representing the Tigray forces have arrived in South Africa.
Earlier, the federal government had announced its readiness to participate in today’s talks. The two forces are sitting around the table to resolve their differences through talks as the war in Tigray continues to intensify.
In recent days, reports are coming out that the federal government’s coalition forces have liberated many cities and areas of Tigray from Tigray forces.
Today, Monday, October 24/2022 . It is expected that peace talks will be held between the Federal Government of Ethiopia and the leaders of Tigray under the auspices of the African Union.
The National Security Adviser to the Prime Minister, Ambassador Redwan Hussain, stated a few days ago that he assured the African Union that his government is committed to participating in the peace talks.
Prof. Kandeya also wrote on his Twitter page on Sunday, October 13, that the Tigray delegation participating in the African Union-led peace talks has arrived in South Africa.
Speech agendas
African Union-led peace talks; He has been making repeated efforts for the warring powers to stop fighting and resolve their differences around the table.
Although the issues that the two warring powers can negotiate on have not been officially announced; The African Union and the West have been trying to find a political solution to the conflict.
Professor Kandya announced that the urgent issues raised by the Tigray forces in the discussion with the federal government are the immediate cessation of conflict, the provision of unlimited humanitarian aid and the expulsion of the Eritrean forces from Tigray.
However, the federal government has previously stated that it is ready for talks “without any conditions”.
The negotiation “. . . It will restore peace to the citizens.”
The United States expressed its hope that the peace talks that will begin today in South Africa will restore stability to all citizens.
US State Department October 21, 2022. In his statement, he stated that America supports the peace talks. He also expressed his hope that the negotiations will stop the fighting in Ethiopia.
“We are grateful to South Africa for agreeing to host this discussion. We support the African Union Special Envoy, Olusegun Obasanjo, as well as our African Union panel members, Pumzile Malambo Ngchuka and Uhuru Kenyatta, in their efforts to reach a peace agreement,” the statement said.
The statement on the website of the US State Department said, “As President Joe Biden said at the United Nations General Assembly in September, the peace agreement reached by the African Union panel members will stop the fighting in Ethiopia.” It will restore stability to all citizens,” he added.
Who are the negotiators?
It will be remembered that the federal government has previously announced the members who are talking to the Tigray forces.
This negotiating team is chaired by the Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Demeke Mekonon and consists of seven members.
In addition to Mr. Demeke, the Minister of Justice Gideon Timothy (Dr.), Director General of the National Intelligence and Security Agency Temeseng Tiruneh, Advisor to the Prime Minister on National Security Affairs Ambassador Redwan Hussain, Head of Information Security of the Defense Forces Lt. Gen. Birhanu Bekele, Amhara Region, representing the Government of Ethiopia. Deputy Head of Administration Mr. Jember (Dr.) and Ambassador Hasan Abdulkadir who are working in high responsibilities in the Democracy Center sector of the Prosperity Party.
The forces of Tigray, on the other hand, had previously stated that they would send two representatives for negotiations. The first is a member of the TPLF Central Committee and the spokesperson of the party, Gethes Reda, and the second is General Tsadqan G/Tinsai, who is one of the senior military officers leading the Tigray forces.
