Decisions of Prosperity Party Regarding the Conflict in Northern Ethiopia
Channel: Ethiopian Embassy in Kenya
Date: 2022-06-28

On the Peaceful Resolution of the Conflict in the Northern part of Ethiopia
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One of the agenda items that the Executive Committee and the Central Committee of the Prosperity Party have deliberated upon in the previous week was concerning the option of the peaceful resolution of the conflict in the northern part of Ethiopia. We are committed to the peaceful resolution of the conflict. We do our level best to make our agenda for peace a success.

Any outcome of [the Peace] process should be within the bounds of these three principles:

1. Respect for the constitutional order
2. Respect for fundamental national interest
3. The role of the African Union as the facilitator of the process

Reasons to proceed with the peace process: 

1.This is not a conflict that we have entered into with our free volition and this is not something we chose. This is a conflict that has been imposed upon us. The federal government has tried its level best to find a peaceful resolution to the conflict [before and during the conflict].

2.Peace is essential and of paramount importance for our political and reform initiatives to succeed

3.The need to put an end to this tragic chapter in our history and to move forward

4. An aspiration to move towards reconstruction rehabilitation and reconciliation of communities that have been affected by the conflict
5. The need to avoid further bloodshed and to end the suffering and misery that has been occasioned by the conflict

6.The need to foster national consensus through a process of inclusive national dialogue

However, we are also realistic about the daunting challenge ahead of us and the need to be ready for any provocation or attack so we hope for and work for the best but we shall be prepared for scenarios that are far from the best.

The Central Committee and the Executive Committee of Prosperity Party would like to call upon all Ethiopians from all walks of life, from all parts of the region, support this peace initiative and this peace effort and both committees would also like to call upon the international community and friends of Ethiopia to play a constructive role and support this peace initiative and agenda.
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