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High-Level Delegation Arrives in Mekelle as Flights Resume
TIKVAH Ethiopia · 5 hours ago · Read the Full Story on TIKVAH Ethiopia
AI SUMMARY
A high-level delegation arrived in Mekelle on the first resumed Ethiopian Airlines flight as officials announced Tigray will remain under a federal command post for six months before regional elections.
- Ethiopian Airlines resumed flights from Addis Ababa to Mekelle following a two-week suspension.
- A high-level delegation including Getachew Reda, Abraham Belay, Ambassador Redwan Hussein, and military commanders arrived on the first flight.
- Getachew Reda returned to Mekelle 19 months after he was forced to step down as President of the Tigray Interim Administration.
- Tigray will remain under a Federal Command Post for six months to manage administration, security, and recovery efforts.
- Regional elections will be conducted by the National Electoral Board of Ethiopia after the six-month command post period.
- Security in the region will be jointly maintained by the Ethiopian National Defense Force and the Tigray Peace Force.
- Displaced persons are scheduled to return to their homes, and humanitarian aid will be delivered as cities are secured.
- Getachew Reda stated that the war is over, TPLF will not return to power, and Adwa and Axum will be brought under control in the coming days.
- TPLF leadership, through Amanuel Assefa, issued a statement declaring readiness to launch a military counter-offensive and that no force will drive them out of Tigray.
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