DPM & FM Demeke confers with ICRC president

Addis Ababa, January 25, 2023 (FBC) – Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia, Demeke Mekonnen, met today with Mirjana Spoljaric Egger, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross, in his office.

Demeke said that the Government of Ethiopia is implementing the Pretoria Peace Deal and that basic services that were disrupted due to the conflict in the northern part of the country are being restored.

The Deputy Prime Minister added that measures to extend and increase access to humanitarian relief are continuing, calling on the ICRC and other international partners to continue their support.

Mirjana Spoljarik Egger, for her part, said that the ICRC will continue to strengthen the humanitarian support it provides to Ethiopia.

The president added that the situation in Ethiopia following the Peace Deal is hopeful, and that the ICRC will continue to increase its support to those in Ethiopia who require humanitarian help in all areas, as per MFA Ethiopia.