OLF breakaway faction, elders to resume talks in Ethiopia

OLF breakaway faction, elders to resume talks in Ethiopia

Sudan Tribune - October 11, 2008

A breakaway faction of the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) will resume soon talks in Addis Ababa with a negotiating team drawn from Ethiopian elders.

The agreement was reached after an Ethiopian negotiating team led by Professor Efrem Yisahk held first round talks with the OLF leaders in the Netherlands.

During their first round talks which stayed 3 days from September 19 to 21, the negotiating team, including the Ethiopian Ambassador to the Netherlands and Pastor Daniel Gebreselassie, has met and discussed with OLF's top leaders, including Lencho Leta, Abba-Biya Abba-Jobir and Dima Nogo.

After the discussion, the OLF leaders have agreed to hold second round talks at home in the near future. The governments of the Netherlands, Norway and Germany have helped financially for the success of the talks. The move is hailed by politicians as a big step forward in bringing national reconciliation. Read More.