The committee will be chaired by its deputy prime minister, Demeke Mekonnen, and is expected to submit a report detailing Abiy within 10 to 15 days. “We are committed to peace either with the TPLF (Tigrayan People’s Liberation Front) or with any other entity seeking peace,” he said. On Tuesday night, TPLF President Debretsion Gebremichael said his team was “ready to negotiate peace in accordance with the fundamental principles of human rights, democracy and accountability,” in an open letter posted on Twitter. “We will participate in a credible, impartial and principles-based peace process,” the letter said, adding that the group insists that any peace talks should be held in Nairobi, Kenya, mediated by Kenyan President Uhuru Keny. “Our position remains that the peace process requires the commitment of a number of international partners, led by the Government of Kenya. These partners include the United States, the European Union, the United Arab Emirates, the United Nations and the African Union. “, Wrote Debretsion. As soon as the federal commission submits the report and the Tigrayan forces set their conditions, an announcement will be made about peace talks between the two, Abiy said. The development marks an important step towards peace talks between the two powers trapped in a conflict that has lasted more than a year and a half, which has seen thousands dead, left hundreds of thousands starving in Tigray and set a world record for single-displacement year in 2021, according to the Internal Displacement Monitoring Center.
