Nairobi (Agencies)
Yesterday the Ethiopian authorities and the rebels of “Tigray” agreed to facilitate the delivery of humanitarian aid to all those who need it in the “Tigray” region, which has been the scene of a conflict for two years, as announced by the two sides at a conference printing in Nairobi.
The announcement comes after talks in the Kenyan capital on the implementation of the peace agreement signed on November 2 in Pretoria, especially in terms of disarming the rebels, returning federal authority to Tigray and delivering aid.
The agreement signed yesterday by Marshal Berhanu Jula, chief of staff of the Ethiopian armed forces, and by general Tadesse Woredi, commander in chief of the rebels in Tigray, provides for humanitarian aid to all those in need.
Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo, special envoy of the African Union, said its implementation would be “with immediate effect”.
“Over the past two years we have struggled to defend our interests, we have suffered unspeakable misery,” said Tadesse Woorede. “Our commitment is to achieve stability and peace,” said Marshal Berhanu Jula. Former Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, special envoy of the African Union, said the agreement was a way to “silence the guns”.
