The statement added that the Tigray negotiating team, including Getachew Reda, a spokesman for the Tigray Liberation Front, and General Tsadkan Gebritensai “is ready to deploy without delay.”
The Ethiopian government set up a committee in June to negotiate with forces from the Tigray region.
Legacy Tulu could not be reached for comment.
The Tigray Liberation Front had previously expressed significant concerns about the AU mediation and demanded the government restore key services such as banking and telecommunications to Tigray before any talks could take place. However, the federal government insisted that there should be no preconditions before the African Union intervened.
Dujarric said UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on “all parties to seize this opportunity for peace and take steps to end violence once and for all and opt for dialogue.”
