Addis Ababa — TPLF ( Tigray People's Liberation Front ) has commenced the first round handing over of heavy weapons to the federal government of Ethiopia in accordance with the Pretoria peace agreement, the National Defense Force disclosed. Following the peace agreement signed in South Africa and Kenya, TPLF has handed over the first round of heavy weapons to the federal government of Ethiopia yesterday. "As per the peace deal, we have reached to disarmament, we have counted and received the heavy weapons in Agula where the weapons were accumulated." The handing over of weapons being carried out as per the peace agreement provides insurance for sustainable peace by maintaining constitutionalism, the Brigadier General added. "As per the peace agreement signed in Pretoria and Nairobi, the handing over of weapons has officially begun in Agula today.

Source: Ethiopian News January 11, 2023 20:35 UTC