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On Tuesday, an Ethiopian government spokesperson, Selamawit Kassa, told VOA that “The federal government has full confidence in the African Union and its high commissioner assigned to cover the peace talks. The Ethiopian government says it has been laying the groundwork for peace talks with the TPLF, mediated by the African Union. All those who profess to be committed to the stability of the region and humanitarian ideals should exert pressure on the TPLF to renounce violence and endorse peace," the statement said. "The international community should also condemn the obvious belligerence of the TPLF, lest it becomes complicit in the unconscionable march of the TPLF to a third round of conflict. The Ethiopian government has since alleged that it was the TPLF which launched the attacks.Ī statement from the federal government called on the international community for support.
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The claim was later confirmed by the Reuters news agency.Ī statement from the TPLF command said, "Tigray's army is reliably ready to repulse this offensive, and transition into a counteroffensive to liberate occupied sovereign Tigrayan territory and return our displaced people to their homes." The statement appeared to suggest the TPLF could respond with force. The Tigrayan People's Liberation Front, known as the TPLF, said Wednesday that troops from the National Defense Force and Amhara regional forces attacked its positions near Kobo in the Amhara region of Ethiopia. Officials told VOA Tuesday they are ready for peace talks mediated by the African Union. Tigrayan forces say Ethiopia’s federal allies have launched an offensive against their southern positions in violation of a months-long cease-fire, but Ethiopia's government blamed Tigrayan rebels for the flare-up in violence.