According to Yemane G/Meskel, Eritrea's Minister of Information, the Charge d'Affaires a.i. was summoned by Eritrea's Foreign Ministry to"convey strong message to Whitehall on unwarranted remarks of [the] British Ambassador to Ethiopia during his recent visit to Mekelle apparently endorsing TPLF's irredentist claims."
A delegation led by Sarah Montgomery, the UK Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa, was accompanied by Darren Welch, the UK Ambassador to Ethiopia, for a visit to Mekelle, the capital of the Tigray region, on Wednesday this week.the importance of the full implementation of the Pretoria Cessation of Hostilities Agreement , which, among others, calls for the withdrawal of foreign and non-ENDF forces from Tigray regional state. The Ambassador further stated that the UK supports these calls and urges the complete withdrawal of Eritrean forces.
In the war in Tigray region, Eritrean forces have committed atrocities against Tigrayan civilians, which has been