Statement of the Russian Foreign Ministry

On the ceasefire agreement between the Government of Ethiopia and the Tigray People's Liberation Front

We welcome the signing of the ceasefire agreement between the Government of Ethiopia and the Tigray People's Liberation Front, which took place on November 2 in Pretoria.

We note the consistent work of the High Representative of the Chairman of the African Union Commission on the Horn of Africa, ex-President of Nigeria O. Obasanjo and other mediators from African countries, who provided significant assistance to the effective conclusion of negotiations in South Africa in accordance with the principle of "African problems – African solutions".

We express the hope that the implementation of this agreement will contribute to the promotion of lasting peace and the final settlement of the internal conflict in Russia-friendly Ethiopia.