UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has urged parties to the conflict in Ethiopia to take concrete steps to implement the recently signed peace agreement, his spokesman said on Sunday. The African Union (AU) announced Saturday that after a four-day meeting sponsored by the organization, senior commanders of the Ethiopian government and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) have agreed to facilitate humanitarian access in conflict-hit parts of northern Ethiopia. The parties to the conflict have agreed to promote unhindered humanitarian access for all in need in Tigray and neighboring regions, and facilitate the movement of humanitarian aid workers, the AU said. Guterres welcomes Saturday’s agreement between the parties and reiterates the United Nations’ readiness to support, said Stephane Dujarric, spokesman for the UN chief, in a statement. The Ethiopian government and the TPLF have formally agreed to the cessation of hostilities and orderly disarmament as the two parties on Nov. 2 announced an agreement to end the two-year-long conflict in northern Ethiopia.

Source: Ethiopian News November 14, 2022 20:25 UTC