Associated PressNAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Ethiopian lawmakers have approved a bill to establish a commission for national dialogue, amid international pressure for negotiations to end the 13-month conflict in the Tigray region. “The commission’s establishment will pave the way for national consensus and keep the integrity of the country,” the bill states. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's government has promised to create such a commission to establish a common ground on contentious issues. Some government officials have said specifically that the new commission will not be engaging in talks with the Tigray organization. “With this as a background, it’s safe to say that the National Dialogue Commission is just an extension of the government’s inadequate attempt at scratching the thick surface in Ethiopia’s otherwise multi-layered and complex political crisis,” she said.

Source: Ethiopian News December 29, 2021 17:58 UTC