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The
Nov. 2 ceasefire quieted a two-year conflict that killed tens of
thousands and displaced millions in the Horn of Africa country,
but implementation of parts of the deal has been slower than
hoped.
Humanitarian workers in Tigray say troops from neighbouring
Eritrea - which should have withdrawn under the terms of the
truce - are still present in several towns there, a region where
millions remain hungry and needing aid.
Eritrea's government has not commented.
Both the issue of Eritrean forces and the restoration of
services and humanitarian aid to Tigray were expected to be in
the agenda of a monitoring team being set up by the mediators.
The mediators were gathering in Tigray's capital Mekelle, Nuur
Mohamud Sheekh, spokesperson for the regional Intergovernmental
Authority on Development (IGAD), said on Thursday.
Getachew Reda, spokesperson for the regional Tigray People's
Liberation Front (TPLF), and Ethiopian national security advisor
Redwan Hussien did not respond to requests for comment.
Under the peace deal, the monitoring team was supposed to be in
place by Nov. 22. Tigrayan leaders complained about delays
establishing it and implementing other provisions of the truce.
On other fronts, momentum toward better relations appears to be
picking up.
On Wednesday, state-owned Ethiopian Airlines resumed flights to
Mekelle, the first in 18 months. Ethio Telecom reconnected its
services to Mekelle and 27 other towns, while the government
says humanitarian aid is being ramped up.
(Reporting by Dawit Endeshaw; writing by George Obulutsa;
editing by John Stonestreet)
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