Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Demeke Mekonnen conferred with his Belgian counterpart Sophie Wilmès in Brussels. On the occasion, Demeke explained to Madam Wilems the significance of the law enforcement operation in the Tigray Region to bring to justice the TPLF Junta that openly attacked the Northern Command of the Ethiopian National […]
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has announced the commencement of the final phase of the rule of law operations in Tigray regional state. His announcement came following the end of the 72-hour deadline granted to the criminal TPLF clique to surrender peacefully to the National Defence Forces. Taking advantage of the 72-hour deadline, thousands of Tigray […]
H.E. Gedu Andargachew, Security Advisor Minister to H.E. PM Dr. Abiy Ahmed, has delivered the Prime Minister’s message to the President of the Republic of South Sudan, H.E. President Salva kiir Mayardit today. He briefed the President about the ongoing situations in Tigray region. H.E. emphasized that what the Government of Ethiopia doing is a […]
Ethiopia’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Demeke Mekonnen, yesterday held discussion with High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice-President of EU Commission Josep Borrell in Brussels, Belgium. During the meeting, Demeke provided a briefing to Borrell about the current situations in Ethiopia, according to Office of the Deputy […]
Federal Democratic Republic of EthiopiaOFFICE OF THE PRIME MINISTERNovember 24, 2020 Addis Ababa The findings by the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission on the grave human rights violations perpetrated by TPLF forces in Maikadra are heart-wrenching. The report is a confirmation of the earlier report by Amnesty International on the same incident. The world has once […]
Former Ethiopian Prime Minister H.E. Hailemariam Desalegn argues in his latest piece on “Foreign Policy” that those calling for talks [between the federal government and the TPLF junta] should understand that the very prospect of negotiating with the TPLF’s current leadership is an error—as a matter of both principle and prudence. He said “If the […]
Ethiopia’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Demeke Mekonnen held discussion with Giuseppe Conte, Prime Minister of Italy, in Rome today. Demeke also delivered a message from Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed to Prime Minister Conte. Demeke briefed the Italian PM about the law enforcement operation in Tigray regional state and said “the operation […]
H.E. Gedu Andargachew, Security Advisor of H.E. PM Dr. Abiy Ahmed, briefed the President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, H.E. Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed Formajo on Monday (November 23) about the ongoing law enforcement operation in Tigray. H.E. Gedu explained that the law enforcement operation in the Tigray Region is proceeding very well as planned […]
The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has found that an atrocious massacre of civilians has been committed by an informal group of Tigrayan youth known as ‘Samri’, aided and abetted by members of what was then the local administration and security establishment in Maikadra, in Tigray Region’s Western Zone, on November 9th, 2020. EHRC visited […]
After taking office on April 2, 2018, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed emphasized the need for the Tigray region and its leadership to continue to focus on peace and development, and extended a hand to TPLF to work together in this endeavor in a spirit of love, forgiveness and unity. He has been very consistent in […]