Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office written question – answered on 14th January 2021.
Lord Alton of Liverpool
Crossbench
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have made representations to the government of Ethiopia to accept the role of the African Union’s former presidents in mediating an end to the conflict in Tigray; and if so, what response they have received.
Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
The UK has welcomed the offers of mediation by the African Union (AU) and President Ramaphosa and the efforts to date of the AU's three distinguished Special Envoys. Prime Minister Abiy met with the three AU Envoys on Friday 27 November 2020 and we continue to encourage the Ethiopian Government to maintain engagement with the AU and the Special Envoys, and continue to call for a cessation of violence
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No0 people think not
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