The National Bank was ordered after Abiy Ahmed met with TPLF leaders face-to-face for the first time after the conflict in Halala Kela, South EthiopiaAbiy Ahmed and his team meeting with TPLF leaders in Halala KelaborkenaThe National Bank of Ethiopia this week has started sending five billion birr to the Tigray region. The Prime Minister ordered the Bank to make the transfer after he met with Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) representatives ( military and political leaders) in Halala Kela – one of the Gebeta Lehager projects of the Prime Minister – in South Ethiopia. First face-to-face meeting between PM Abiy Ahmed and TPLF leadersThe deadly war that is said to have claimed the lives of an estimated one million people ended only in November 2022 when the peace agreement between Pretoria was signed. The forum between the two leaders discussed and/or evaluated measures taken as part of the implementation of the Pretoria Peace Agreement, according to ENA. Abraham Belay, member of Abiy Ahmed’s cabinet who used to work for the TPLF party said the peace agreement is irreversible.

Source: Ethiopian News February 06, 2023 04:23 UTC