Ethiopia calls on the intl community to visit liberated areas, witness atrocities committed by TPLF

Addis Ababa, December 14, 2021 ( FBC) – Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Dina Mufti briefed the media on latest developments in Ethiopia.

Concerning the ongoing military measures against the terrorist TPLF, the Spokesperson underscored that the tide of the war is flipped to the government side after Prime Minister Dr. Abiy Ahmed has decided to confront the enemy at the battlefronts.

All of the areas in the Afar region and many of the areas in the Amhara region are in the hands of the Ethiopian joint forces, he said.

The imagined strength of TPLF forces and their advance to Addis Ababa and encirclement of the city was not only exaggerated but absolutely false. Addis Ababa is safe.

Terrorist TPLF’s invasion in the Amhara and Afar regions resulted in the displacement of 1.8 million people, leaving 8.3 million people food insecure in the two regions.

The spokesperson called on the international community to take a visit to the liberated areas and witness the atrocities committed by the terrorist TPLF Group. The criminal Group has caused destruction of human lives, livelihoods and public and private properties. 

“To get the country back to peace, the government has recently announced the endorsement of a draft proclamation for the formation of a National Dialogue Commission,” he noted.

“Politically motivated pressures and Intensive lobbyings that are aimed to harass Ethiopia continue. The recent calls to “Evacuate Soon” failed. Now some corners are lobbying for relocating conferences destined to be held in Addis Ababa.” Spokesperson underlined.

“In this regard, some forces are pushing the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) to relocate its conference in Addis Ababa that was scheduled to be held in June. The same entities are trying to relocate the AU summit that will be held in Addis Ababa in 2022.”

Regarding the citizen centered diplomatic activities, Ambassador Dina indicated that the past three weeks have been very impressive regarding the participation of Ethiopians, people of Ethiopian descent and friends of Ethiopia all over the world in showing solidarity with the people and Government of Ethiopia.

The popular #NoMore Movements in almost all of the continents have echoed Ethiopia’s refusal to entertain any undue interference in its domestic affairs.

The movement openly asked the mainstream media to stop fabricating news and disseminating unsubstantiated stories regarding Ethiopia, in particular the coverage on the conflict in the northern part of the country, he added.