The United States authorities have moved for the restoration of essential services in the troubled Tigray region of Ethiopia.
The U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, on Friday, said, his country wants the opposing sides involved in conflict in Ethiopia to advance a negotiated ceasefire and for essential services to be restored in the Tigray region.
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“We now urge the parties… to seize the opportunity to advance a negotiated ceasefire, including the necessary security arrangements, and call for the restoration of essential services in Tigray on an urgent basis,” Blinken said in a statement.