1/ Can somebody explain this to me? Is the 🇺🇸 trying to justify sanction on 🇪🇹 while giving its blessing for #TPLFTerroristGroup to continue attack on Amhara & Afar regions regions during special briefing via telephone Bryan Hunt and Erik Woodhouse on Sept 20?
2/ The question was on details of restriction of aid by the Ethiopian government and it ends with “Can you talk about the extent of the aid that they are stopping, and do you believe the TPLF is also in any way hindering aid from arriving in Tigray?” And the response was
3/ Mr. Hunt: “….the TPLF military offensives in Amhara and Afar make the delivery of humanitarian assistance in those regions more difficult. Certainly anytime there is ongoing conflict, it adds a degree of complexity to humanitarian assistance operations, but we believe that
4/ the international community is experienced and able to deal with the delivery of humanitarian assistance in conflict zones. So if the Ethiopian Government were to remove the bureaucratic obstacles that continue to exist to operations, allow in the humanitarian supplies that
4/ are necessary at the scale necessary, and allow in the equipment that’s necessary to ensure the safety and security of those who are working on this response, we would be able to address the significant needs both in Tigray as well as in other regions of Ethiopia
5/ IN SPITE OF the ongoing fighting.
Really? The IC is experienced enough to deliver aid in conflict zone so what TPLF is doing is ok, but we are not experienced with bureaucratic obstacles so we’re going to blame it mostly on 🇪🇹n government and sanction it? More importantly
Really? The IC is experienced enough to deliver aid in conflict zone so what TPLF is doing is ok, but we are not experienced with bureaucratic obstacles so we’re going to blame it mostly on 🇪🇹n government and sanction it? More importantly
6/ Are they really telling the TPLF it’s ok to keep on fighting in neighboring regions and they will still not be held responsible for the aid blockage? Seriously! I am out of words!
Here is that part of the briefing transcript.
@Qnie_Addis @althecat @EliezerAbate @NeaminZeleke @BlenMamoDT @stesfa @vitsil64 @GissaAbba @hailu_tsinat @BisratLKabeta @_Bisre @ervstours @NafyadWakjira @SenaitSenay @AfarWatch @jeffpropulsion @AnnGarrison @afitz3105 @BronwynBruton
@Qnie_Addis @althecat @EliezerAbate @NeaminZeleke @BlenMamoDT @stesfa @vitsil64 @GissaAbba @hailu_tsinat @BisratLKabeta @_Bisre @ervstours @NafyadWakjira @SenaitSenay @AfarWatch @jeffpropulsion @AnnGarrison @afitz3105 @BronwynBruton
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