Addis Ababa, October 15, 2021 (Walta) – Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Ethiopia, Demeke Mekonnen said that the recent resolution by EU Parliament was unacceptable since it is unjustified and biased that overlooked facts on the ground.
Through a telephone conversation with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Slovenia, Anže Logar, Demeke briefed Logar about current situation in the Northern part of Ethiopia and the efforts being undertaken by the Ethiopian government to deliver humanitarian support to Tigray.
He also explained in detail the attacks carried out by the TPLF in the Amhara and Afar Regions and how it destroyed the livelihood of civilians in the two regions.
Demeke said the TPLF is diverting more than 420 trucks that entered to Tigray to deliver humanitarian aid for military purposes.
According to Foreign Ministry of Ethiopia, Demeke also briefed the Slovenian Minister on the Ethiopian government’s rationale to expel the seven UN staff from the country.
The foreign minister of Slovenia, on his part, thanked Demeke for the briefing and said that as the current chair of the EU commission he has concerns on the humanitarian situation in Ethiopia and the ongoing fighting.
He also expressed his concern over the expulsion of the UN staff which will affect humanitarian support activities.
Similarly, Demeke had discussions on the margins of the ongoing 39th Session of the Executive Council with the Minister of External Relations and International Cooperation of Burundi, Ambassador Albert Shingiro, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Liberia, Ambassador. Dee-Maxwell Saah Kemayah, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Republic of SouthSudan, Mayiik Ayii Deng and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Algeria, Ramtane Lamamra on ways to cement relationships and advance bilateral cooperation between the sisterly countries.