TPLF Chairman, Debretsion Gebremichael, today disclosed that Tigray President Getachew Reda held a meeting with leaders of Eritrea.
Tigray People’s Liberation Front chairman Debretsion Gebremichael in his talk with journalist on the eve of Ethiopian new year disclosed that months ago Getachew Reda, Tigray interim president, held a meeting with Eritrean leaders in Dubai. Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed proposed this meeting and he asked Getachew Reda to contact Eritrean leaders. TPLF executive committee was on board too. After the meeting, Tigray president briefed Ethiopian Prime Minister and TPLF Chairman about the meeting, said the TPLF chairman.
Getachew Reda has not responded to these accusations so far. Interestingly, around 2 weeks ago, Getachew Reda accused TPLF Debretsion group of conspiring with foreign countries. He implied that TPLF leaders were forming an alliance with Eritrean leaders against his government and federal government of Ethiopia. Later Ammanuel Assefa, TPLF deputy chairman, rejected those allegations in a press talk.
It seems that both TPLF groups, led by Getachew Reda and Debretsion Gebremichael, are trying to discredit each other. Eritrean forces supported Ethiopian military against Tigray forces in the 2-year long war which destroyed Tigray.
TPLF chairman in today’s press talk reacted to criticism leveled by Tigray President Getachew Reda in an interview last night. The president claimed that Pretoria agreement saved TPLF. TPLF chairman today responded by saying that Tigray forces had not been defeated when talks were held leading to signing of Pretoria agreement. He claimed that Getachew Reda and others, who negotiated on behalf of Tigray, agreed on dissolution of Tigray regional government without consulting other TPLF leaders.
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