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Ethiopian PM Abiy meets Tigray leaders for first time since peace deal

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Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. [File, Standard]

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Friday met with leaders of the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) for the first time since the two-year conflict ended late last year with a peace deal, official media reported.

The meeting was held three months after the government and the rebel group signed a permanent cessation of hostilities deal in November to end the conflict, restore law and order, and resume services and the delivery of humanitarian supplies.

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