After two years of conflict that claimed thousands of lives and displaced millions, the federal government and forces from Tigray inked a deal to end hostilities permanently.
According to the government communication service, a delegation from the Ethiopian federal government is en route to Tigray’s northern region to monitor the execution of last month’s peace agreement.
This is the first high-level federal delegation to visit Tigray in two years. The delegation is being led by Tagesse Chafo, the speaker of the House of Representatives.
“This gesture is an attestation to the peace agreement getting on the right track and progressing,” the statement said.
After two years of conflict that resulted in thousands of deaths and millions of displaced people, the federal government and Tigrayan forces signed a deal to end hostilities permanently on November 2.
Later that month, in Kenya, a follow-up agreement about the disarmament of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) combatants was reached.
To ensure that the November peace agreement to halt the horrific war is abided by by all parties, Addis Abeba and Tigray’s rebel forces reached an agreement to establish a joint monitoring committee.
A requirement to establish a monitoring and compliance mechanism was one of the parameters of the agreement, giving both parties the assurance that the truce was being upheld and any violations were being addressed.
The follow-up agreement included guarantees for humanitarian access as well as the entrance of the Ethiopian troops into Mekelle, the capital of Tigray.