Ethiopia : TPLF accused the Eritrean army of expanding in Tigray and training Afar militias and Amhara special forces

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The top negotiators of Tigray said that there are threats that could destroy Peace agreement hope. Both representatives explained that the main challenge here is the intervention of the Eritrean army and the forces of the neighboring region. According to the Nairobi Agreement, the withdrawal of foreign forces and non-Ethiopian militias from Tigray must occur at the same time as the disarmament of the Tigrayan army. 

 

However, Tigray authorities accuse the Eritrean army of committing human rights violations, including killings, kidnappings and looting. There is no official response from the governments of Ethiopia and Eritrea regarding this. "The international community sees the Eritrean army as a big problem. His actions in Tigray and elsewhere will have the role of hindering the agreement. He is training Afar militias and Amhara special forces . "He doesn't care about the peace of Ethiopia," Ato Getachew accuses. 

General Tsadqan similarly said, "The [Eritrean government] took advantage of the crisis in Ethiopia." He has lost everything else," he said, pointing out that the biggest challenge to the peace negotiations is the Eritrean government. 

Both senior officials in Tigray said the deep suspicion of the two warring forces after two years of bloody war is another challenge. “One thing we need to know is that when peace comes after two years of intense fighting, peace will not come in a short period of time. A transition period is needed, and the transition period is slow," he said, explaining that the process needs time. 

General Tzadkan and Ato Getachew, who pointed out that peace is their permanent choice, said, "Is peace our strategic choice or is it a tactic to buy time?" Mr. Getachew raised the question. "If this issue is raised as 'tactical', there can be no benefit except for the danger it brings to us and the enemy," he said.

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