US ambassador Ervin Massinga says conflict should never be the first option and that Tigray is stabilising
He told The Reporter Ethiopia that Washington is vigorously focused on dialogue and diplomacy, and said the Ethiopian Peoples' Forces Alliance for Survival has called only for more conflict and destruction.
US Ambassador Ervin Massinga told The Reporter Ethiopia in an interview published on 19 October that the United States believes "conflict should never be the first option" and that it is "vigorously focused on dialogue and diplomacy". He said the situation in Tigray is stabilising, that harm to civilians must be acknowledged and compensated, and that disputed areas such as Western Tigray and Wolkait should be settled by constitutional means under the Pretoria agreement. He said the Ethiopian Peoples' Forces Alliance for Survival "has only called for more conflict and more destruction" and urged its members to pursue dialogue. He referred questions about Eritrea, Egypt and Ethiopia's demand for sea access to senior officials in Washington.
The United States Ambassador to Ethiopia, Ervin Massinga, said in an interview published by The Reporter Ethiopia on 19 October that "conflict should never be the first option" and that Washington is "vigorously focused on dialogue and diplomacy". He said the United States sees the situation in Tigray stabilising, that harm to civilians must be acknowledged and compensated and steps taken to prevent it recurring, and that the status of disputed areas such as Western Tigray and Wolkait should be settled by constitutional means as set out in the Pretoria agreement. He said the Ethiopian Peoples' Forces Alliance for Survival "has only called for more conflict and more destruction" and urged its members to pursue dialogue. Asked about accusations that Eritrea and Egypt are fuelling the fighting in northern Ethiopia, and about Ethiopia's demand for sea access, he referred the questions to senior officials in Washington.
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