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By Medihane Ekubamichael @Medihane
Addis Ababa, October 10, 2020 – Amid an escalation of tension between the Federal Government and the Regional State of Tigray, the Minister of Peace, Muferiat Kamil, warns both parties to reduce the tension that, according to observers, threatened the federation.
Speaking last night through the national broadcaster EBC, Minister Muferiat hinted at a new glimmer of hope for a peaceful resolution, as she highlighted the need for both parties to sit down and have a peaceful dialogue as an essential means if necessary. defend democratic values.
“What Ethiopian politics needs is peaceful dialogue,” he said, adding that as long as the main concern of politicians is Ethiopia, sitting down to discuss is not an impossible task.
Muferiat further urged the federal government and Tigray regional state officials to prioritize the demands of the people above all else. Leaders must put the needs of the people before their personal gains, he said, explaining the need for both sides to resolve their differences through discussion.
“Like other nations, Tigray is one of the nations that makes Ethiopia what it is,” he said, adding that having a different political perspective does not mean that “we cannot see each other face to face if we were really a democratic nation.” The nation and its people must always come before political disputes, ”he said.
The minister also highlighted the efforts made by the Ministry of Peace to appease the problem and warned both parties to sit down to talk before things get worse.
“What Ethiopian politics needs is peaceful dialogue,” he said, adding that as long as the main concern of politicians is Ethiopia, sitting down to discuss is not an impossible task.
The minister emphasized the need to “walk in the place of the other” and understand “the wounds of the other”, adding that “both parties must open the doors to dialogue.”
Without specific mentions, Minister Muferiat also denounced the exchange of bad words by the media that are playing a negative role and aggravating the situation.
The minister’s statement came after the federal government and the regional state government of Tigray took drastic measures to delegitimize each other.
Minister Muferiat’s latest statement adds to the growing calls for a genuine national dialogue, which has yet to receive the go-ahead from the federal government.
In a similar interview, Minister Muferiat also said that the Ministry was working in concert to resolve the current security crisis in the regional state of Benishagul Gumuz, an area of Metekel where several civilians continued to be attacked and killed. The Minister described the nature of the crisis as one in which several actors are involved and that needs a careful and comprehensive approach to resolve once and for all. HOW
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