The day after the African Union requested a “immediate” end to hostilities, the Ethiopian government reiterated its declaration that it is prepared to undertake negotiations while simultaneously reaffirming its desire to regain control of federal sites in the northern Tigray area.
To “protect the sovereignty and integrity of the country’s lands,” the authorities declared in a statement, “it is necessary for the Ethiopian government to restore immediate control over all airports and other federal infrastructure and installations in Tigray,” adding that it “is determined to a peaceful solution to the conflict through peace talks sponsored by the African Union.”
After a non-governmental organisation employee was killed in a bombing on Monday, the Ethiopian government expressed its “deep regret” for all “damages to civilians, especially the humanitarian workers,” during the fighting in the Ethiopian Tigray region.
The government criticised the rebels’ “known habit of utilising citizens as human shields and civil facilities for military reasons” and reiterated “its demand to civilians and humanitarian workers to move away from the military facilities” in Tigray.
The Ethiopian Tigrai Liberation Front declared on Sunday that it would abide by the cease-fire ruling. We will have to engage in combat to defend our people, the front said, if the violence is not stopped.
The Tigray Liberation Front, a global coalition, demanded “pressure on the Eritrean military to depart from its area,” pointing out the catastrophic nature of the country’s humanitarian condition.
The Tigray Liberation Front emphasised the need to put pressure on the Ethiopian government to end the “aggression” and sit down to negotiate, noting that peace in Ethiopia cannot be achieved without securing peace in Tigray.
The Front charged Tigray-based government officials with crimes against humanity.
Ethiopia is prepared for conversation. It intends to regain control of federal sites in Tagray
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