Joint Western Statement on Hostilities in Northern Ethiopia

Joint Western Statement on Hostilities in Northern Ethiopia

 Source: Amb. David H. Shinn Blog, The governments of Australia, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and the United States issued on 12 October 2022 a “Joint Statement on Resumption of Hostilities in Northern Ethiopia.”

The statement calls “on the Government of Ethiopia and the Tigray regional authorities to immediately halt their military offensives, agree to a cessation of hostilities, allow for unhindered and sustained humanitarian access, and pursue a negotiated settlement through peace talks under an African Union-led process.  We also condemn the escalating involvement of Eritrean military forces in northern Ethiopia.  We call on Eritrean forces to cease their military operations and withdraw from northern Ethiopia.”