Ethiopia<\/a>\u2019s government, Redwan Hussein. Lead Tigray negotiator Getachew Reda expressed a similar sentiment and noted that \u201cpainful concessions\u201d had been made. Exhausted Ethiopians, urged by the parties to \u201cstop voices of division and hate,\u201d watched them shake hands.<\/p>\n\n\n\nA draft text of the agreement, shared with The Associated Press by a diplomat, says Tigray forces will be disarmed, starting with \u201clight weapons\u201d within 30 days of Wednesday\u2019s signing, and Ethiopian federal security forces will take full control of \u201call federal facilities, installations, and major infrastructure such as airports and highways within the Tigray region.\u201d The final, detailed agreement was not made public, but the brief joint statement notes \u201ca detailed program of disarmament\u201d and \u201drestoration of constitutional order” in Tigray.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ethiopia\u2019s government will continue restoring basic services to the Tigray region, where communications, transport and banking links for more than 5 million people have been severed since fighting began. The parties also commit to unfettered humanitarian access.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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