H.E. Gedu Andargachew, National Security Advisor to Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed conveyed the prime minister’s message to the president of Djibouti, H.E. Ismaïl Omar Guelleh today (November 16) underlining Ethiopia’s commitment to uphold the rule of law, restore the constitutional order and bring criminals to justice in the operation underway in Tigray.
President of the Republic of Uganda Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has announced in facebook that he had discussions with the Ethiopian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister, Demeke Mekonnen and his delegation at Gulu State Lodge. President Yoweri Museveni stated that their discussion focused on the peace and security issues affecting Ethiopia currently. “Being one […]
A delegation led by Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Demeke Mekonnen has been holding official visits to East African countries. The visit is aimed at explaining the government’s position on the ongoing law enforcement operation against the TPLF junta and its effort to put the plot to destroy the country under control, according to […]
Ambassador Tibor Nagy, Assistant Secretary for U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of African Affairs tweeted today that “The United States strongly condemns the TPLF’s unjustifiable attacks against Eritrea on November 14 and its efforts to internationalize the conflict in Tigray. We continue to urge immediate action to protect civilians, deescalate tensions, and restore peace”.
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Demeke Mekonnen said the operation in Tigray is progressing swiftly with utmost priority given to the protection of civilians. In areas of the Tigray region that are freed from the TPLF junta, the government is providing humanitarian assistance to the community, he added. The minister said this while he […]
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has said Ethiopia is more than capable of attaining the objectives of the law enforcement operations launched in Tigray regional state by itself. It is to be recalled that the Prime Minister ordered a military operation against the TPLF Junta after it attacked the national defence force on November 4, 2020. […]
Office of the Prime Minister has called on the international community to condemn in the strongest terms possible the massacre committed against innocent civilians in Mykadra by TPLF. In a statement issued this afternoon, the office also urged the international community to support the Federal Government in its efforts to bring the perpetrators of such […]
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Demeke Mekonnen, and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey Mevlut Cavusoglu spoke over the phone today regarding the ongoing operation in Tigray. Demeke briefed his Turkish counterpart on the objectives of the Federal Government of Ethiopia in carrying out the current operation. He recounted how the TPLF […]
November 15, 2020Addis Ababa The Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia continues to undertake the irreversible task of enforcing the rule of law in the Tigray region, which it commenced last week following the treasonous attacks by the TPLF on the Ethiopian National Defense Forces (ENDF). With the public admission yesterday of a […]
14 November 2020 Letter to the Foreign Policy Magazine Editor Gross misrepresentation of the law enforcement operations in Ethiopia The piece begins with outright lies from its opening statement onwards. It begins by describing the conflict as if the Prime Minister “launched a war” when in reality it was the TPLF that started the conflict […]