Eritrean President likened Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) military move to attack Ethiopian Defense Force to “mad adventure”borkenaEritrean President Isaisas Afeworki had an interview with the state media in his country, Eri- TV, in Tigrigna language. Isaisas Afeworki said that there was no anticipation on the part of Eritrea that TPLF would start a war. However, TPLF miscalculated the war (and the outcome) and what it did was rather a mad adventure, he added. President Isaias Afeworki also disclosed that Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed initiated a conversation with former president of Tigray, Debretsion Gebremichael but the Eritrean president turned it down. Regarding peace in the region, President Isaias remarked that ” For peace to sustain in the region, we want the giant Ethiopia to have a lasting peace.

Source: Ethiopian News February 18, 2021 03:33 UTC