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Ethiopia PM Abiy says Eritrea to withdraw troops from Tigray
ADDIS ABABA, March 26, 2021 (BSS/AFP) – Eritrea will pull its troops out
of Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed
said Friday, in a potential breakthrough towards ending a drawn-out conflict
that has seen atrocities carried out against civilians.
“In our March 26, 2021 discussions with President Isaias Afwerki during my
visit to Asmara, the government of Eritrea has agreed to withdraw its forces
out of the Ethiopian border,” Abiy said in a statement posted to his Twitter
account.
BSS/AFP/MSY/1145 hrs