African News:-<\/strong><\/em> Meskel tweeted information from a statement issued by ONLF after the meeting, indicating that \u2018the parties reached a common understanding on the issues discussed\u2019.<\/p>\n\u2018\u2018They agreed to work together peacefully to protect the interests of the people of the Somali Region and collaborate on national issues including the future of Horn of Africa integration,\u2019\u2018 read part of the ONLF statement.<\/p>\n
The Ethiopian delegation included Ahmed Shide, Federal communication minister & Chairman of the Somali People\u2019s Democratic Party while the ONLF team was led by its chairman Admiral Mohamed Omar.<\/p>\n
ONLF\u2019s push for self-determination<\/strong>
\nONLF, a separatist group established in 1984, had been labeled a terrorist organisation by the Ethiopian government, until recently when parliament passed a resolution removing three organisations including Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) and Patriotic Ginbot 7 (PG7) off the list.<\/p>\nONLF has since declared a ceasefire and is now having formal talks with the Ethiopian government.<\/p>\n
This week, ONLF\u2019s foreign secretary, Ahmed Yassin Abdi told Bloomberg News that the organisation \u2018will demand a referendum on self-determination\u2019.<\/p>\n
\u2018\u2018We want to achieve self-determination recognized by international law under the current Ethiopian constitution,\u201d Abdi was quoted as saying.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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