The deal will be put into effect "immediately", mediator Olusegun Obasanjo told a news conference before the signing. BOTH SIDES COMMITTEDBoth sides said they were committed to the declaration, stressing it was the only way to restore peace and stability. "We will fully dedicate ourselves to implementing the Pretoria agreement and this declaration," said Birhanu Jula, a senior Ethiopian military official and one of the government representatives at the talks. Ethiopian military officials and TPLF had reached an agreement on the disarmament of TPLF fighters and entry of the Ethiopian military into the Tigrayan capital of Mekele, the federal government said in a statement issued after the signing. Disarmament will start on Nov. 15, the declaration, a copy of which was seen by Reuters, showed.

Source: Ethiopian News November 13, 2022 12:09 UTC