Ethiopia Prime Minister Admits Foreign Interference amid Crises
Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed says there is “heavy foreign interference” in the continuing talks between the government and Tigray administration but remains hopeful a peace pact will be reached.
Mr. Abiy said Ethiopians can solve their matters despite international pressure for a ceasefire.
“Of course, if there are lots of interventions from left and right, it’s very difficult,” he said.
“Ethiopians should understand we can solve our own issues by ourselves.”
Meanwhile, he also confirmed the federal army’s capture of the Tigray towns of Shire, Axum, and Adwa last month from the rebel Tigray People’s Liberation Front, TPLF.
“We are trying to convince TPLF to respect the law of the land, to respect the constitution, and to act as one state in Ethiopia,” he said.
While, a spokeswoman for the African Union Commission chairperson, Moussa Mahamat on Monday said “there was no date limitation” on the talks.
Report says the negotiations, which began on October 25th in South Africa, continued on Monday although they were initially expected to end on Sunday.
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