ደብረፂ አብይ ላይ በሀይል ዛተ። የወደቀ ዛፍ አለ። ቂቂቂ
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Re: ደብረፂ አብይ ላይ በሀይል ዛተ። የወደቀ ዛፍ አለ። ቂቂቂ
"We acted quickly [handed over heavy weapons] hoping that the withdrawal would also be done quickly. But it was not the case. So in this case you cannot have DDR. Without total withdrawal, no DDR… " Dr Debretsion Gebremichael TPLF Chairman
2.1(e). cannot start before 2.1(d). is not completed - No Withdrawal, No DDR
We are halfway in the completion of 2.1(d). Tigray has handed over heavy weapons as confirmed by AU MVCM Team on 10 January 2023. Tigray has completed its half. The other half is "the withdrawal of foreign and non-ENDF forces from the region." The Federal Government has not completed its half. Only when AU MVCM Team have confirmed that the Fedral Government has completed its duties that both parties can move to DDR.
foreign = Shaebia
non-ENDF forces = Amhara / Prosperity Party Demeke's Army
the region = Tigray region
concurrently = at the same time
2.1(d) Disarmament of heavy weapons will be done concurrently with the withdrawal of foreign and non-ENDF forces from the region.
2.1(e) A joint committee shall be established on the date of the signing of this Declaration to work out a detailed implementation plan for the disarmament of light weapons and report within a period of 14 days with a clear plan for the process and and timelines for the disarmament of light weapons. The commette shall comprise two representatives from the parties and one representative from the AU monitoring and Verification Team.
RFI:Do you think that this inaction is deliberate on the part of Addis Ababa, as if the federal government wanted to attack Tigray again? Or is it simply administrative slowness, for example?
Debretsion Gebremichael: There will always be administrative problems in the implementation of the agreement. But here it goes further. It is a political choice. If there was good will, it could have been done. A delay is possible, but when the delay reaches more than a year, we go beyond the administrative problem.
2.1(e). starts when 2.1(d). is completed - No Withdrawal, No DDR
See the agreement in the blow The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of #Ethiopia twitter account
https://x.com/mfaethiopia/status/1591654281802764289
News: AU Monitoring team confirm handing over of heavy weapons by Tigrayan forces; neither “foreign” nor “non-ENDF forces” reported withdrawing from Tigray
January 11, 2023
Addis Ababa – The African Union appointed Monitoring, Verification and Compliance Mission (MVCM) team has confirmed launch of the disarmament process of Tigrayan combatants as Tigrayan forces handed over heavy weapons to the Ethiopian National Defense Forces on Tuesday 10, January.
https://addisstandard.com/news-au-monit ... om-tigray/
La radio internationale française Interview with Dr Debretsion Gebremichael - TPLF Chairman
THE GREAT GUEST AFRICA
Ethiopia: Despite Peace Agreement, 'Tigray Suffering Continues', Says Debretsion Gebremichael
RFI: Almost two years after the peace agreement, where is its implementation? Progress seems very slow.
Debretsion Gebremichael: Yes. This agreement has been signed for almost two years. The implementation is very slow...
At first there was progress. Public services had been restarted. Communications, electricity, transportation, government funding. Everyone was happy. We were moving forward. And most importantly, there was no more fighting. Even though peace was not established in all of Tigray, most of the territory was under the control of our government…
But the most important thing is that there was no more fighting, no more killing, no more destruction, no more bombing. So it was very positive…
But after a while, progress slowed down. The biggest problem is the presence of genocidaires in Tigray. They have not left. There was Pretoria, an agreement to which the Nairobi declaration was added a few months ago. It was planned that once the handover of our heavy weapons was completed, the withdrawal of troops would be carried out at the same time.
Then the return of the displaced people to their homes was planned, and a real interim administration was set up...
But the withdrawal and return of the displaced should have been done last year. We are more than a year behind schedule. And in the meantime, people are dying due to lack of humanitarian aid, care, they are still very psychologically affected, while in the still occupied areas, the genocide continues… So the suffering of the Tigrayans and the Tigrayans continues. We are still in agony.
Yes, at the beginning it was very positive, there was great hope that peace would be complete, that the armed groups would withdraw, that the displaced would return and that rehabilitation would follow, etc. So today our feeling is mixed on the application of the agreement...
Why do you think this agreement is taking so long to be implemented? Some people talk about a lack of political will.
Absolutely. Because the agreement clearly states that the responsibility for these largely delayed steps lies with the federal government…
It is Addis Ababa that must carry out the withdrawal of the Amhara and Eritrean forces. The Amhara are part of the government. The Eritreans are part of an alliance with the federal government, so it is the government that is responsible, it is the government that must tell the Eritreans and the Amhara to go home.
Do you think that this inaction is deliberate on the part of Addis Ababa, as if the federal government wanted to attack Tigray again? Or is it simply administrative slowness, for example?
There will always be administrative problems in the implementation of the agreement. But here it goes further. It is a political choice. If there was good will, it could have been done. A delay is possible, but when the delay reaches more than a year, we go beyond the administrative problem.
Continue reading at https://www.rfi.fr/fr/podcasts/le-grand ... continuent
2.1(e). cannot start before 2.1(d). is not completed - No Withdrawal, No DDR
We are halfway in the completion of 2.1(d). Tigray has handed over heavy weapons as confirmed by AU MVCM Team on 10 January 2023. Tigray has completed its half. The other half is "the withdrawal of foreign and non-ENDF forces from the region." The Federal Government has not completed its half. Only when AU MVCM Team have confirmed that the Fedral Government has completed its duties that both parties can move to DDR.
foreign = Shaebia
non-ENDF forces = Amhara / Prosperity Party Demeke's Army
the region = Tigray region
concurrently = at the same time
2.1(d) Disarmament of heavy weapons will be done concurrently with the withdrawal of foreign and non-ENDF forces from the region.
2.1(e) A joint committee shall be established on the date of the signing of this Declaration to work out a detailed implementation plan for the disarmament of light weapons and report within a period of 14 days with a clear plan for the process and and timelines for the disarmament of light weapons. The commette shall comprise two representatives from the parties and one representative from the AU monitoring and Verification Team.
RFI:Do you think that this inaction is deliberate on the part of Addis Ababa, as if the federal government wanted to attack Tigray again? Or is it simply administrative slowness, for example?
Debretsion Gebremichael: There will always be administrative problems in the implementation of the agreement. But here it goes further. It is a political choice. If there was good will, it could have been done. A delay is possible, but when the delay reaches more than a year, we go beyond the administrative problem.
2.1(e). starts when 2.1(d). is completed - No Withdrawal, No DDR
See the agreement in the blow The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of #Ethiopia twitter account
https://x.com/mfaethiopia/status/1591654281802764289
News: AU Monitoring team confirm handing over of heavy weapons by Tigrayan forces; neither “foreign” nor “non-ENDF forces” reported withdrawing from Tigray
January 11, 2023
Addis Ababa – The African Union appointed Monitoring, Verification and Compliance Mission (MVCM) team has confirmed launch of the disarmament process of Tigrayan combatants as Tigrayan forces handed over heavy weapons to the Ethiopian National Defense Forces on Tuesday 10, January.
https://addisstandard.com/news-au-monit ... om-tigray/
La radio internationale française Interview with Dr Debretsion Gebremichael - TPLF Chairman
THE GREAT GUEST AFRICA
Ethiopia: Despite Peace Agreement, 'Tigray Suffering Continues', Says Debretsion Gebremichael
RFI: Almost two years after the peace agreement, where is its implementation? Progress seems very slow.
Debretsion Gebremichael: Yes. This agreement has been signed for almost two years. The implementation is very slow...
At first there was progress. Public services had been restarted. Communications, electricity, transportation, government funding. Everyone was happy. We were moving forward. And most importantly, there was no more fighting. Even though peace was not established in all of Tigray, most of the territory was under the control of our government…
But the most important thing is that there was no more fighting, no more killing, no more destruction, no more bombing. So it was very positive…
But after a while, progress slowed down. The biggest problem is the presence of genocidaires in Tigray. They have not left. There was Pretoria, an agreement to which the Nairobi declaration was added a few months ago. It was planned that once the handover of our heavy weapons was completed, the withdrawal of troops would be carried out at the same time.
Then the return of the displaced people to their homes was planned, and a real interim administration was set up...
But the withdrawal and return of the displaced should have been done last year. We are more than a year behind schedule. And in the meantime, people are dying due to lack of humanitarian aid, care, they are still very psychologically affected, while in the still occupied areas, the genocide continues… So the suffering of the Tigrayans and the Tigrayans continues. We are still in agony.
Yes, at the beginning it was very positive, there was great hope that peace would be complete, that the armed groups would withdraw, that the displaced would return and that rehabilitation would follow, etc. So today our feeling is mixed on the application of the agreement...
Why do you think this agreement is taking so long to be implemented? Some people talk about a lack of political will.
Absolutely. Because the agreement clearly states that the responsibility for these largely delayed steps lies with the federal government…
It is Addis Ababa that must carry out the withdrawal of the Amhara and Eritrean forces. The Amhara are part of the government. The Eritreans are part of an alliance with the federal government, so it is the government that is responsible, it is the government that must tell the Eritreans and the Amhara to go home.
Do you think that this inaction is deliberate on the part of Addis Ababa, as if the federal government wanted to attack Tigray again? Or is it simply administrative slowness, for example?
There will always be administrative problems in the implementation of the agreement. But here it goes further. It is a political choice. If there was good will, it could have been done. A delay is possible, but when the delay reaches more than a year, we go beyond the administrative problem.
Continue reading at https://www.rfi.fr/fr/podcasts/le-grand ... continuent
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Re: ደብረፂ አብይ ላይ በሀይል ዛተ። የወደቀ ዛፍ አለ። ቂቂቂ
In the first place, how or where did TPLF get those heavy weapons? Who is the real owner of those resources? It belongs to the country!; and should have been returned to the Federal gov’t without any precondition or act in return. It is the stupidity of the current government that negotiate on something it has a sole rights of ownership. Otherwise; who will reward (pay) and free a locked thief to get his / her own property back. Those heavy weapons belong to the nation. It shouldn’t have been presented or accepted as a means of bargain. If it wasn’t for the idiocy of those loser negotiators, TPLF must have been held accountable to amass those national resources as personal inheritance.