WASHINGTON — U.S. Secretary of State Mike
Pompeo voiced grave concern about ongoing hostilities in the
northerly Tigray region of Ethiopia during a telephone call with
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, the U.S. State Department
said in a statement on Monday.
“Secretary Pompeo took note of the Government of Ethiopia’s
Nov. 28 announcement of the end of major military operations,
but reiterated the United States’ grave concern regarding
ongoing hostilities and the risks the conflict poses,” State
Department spokesman Cale Brown said, saying that Pompeo called
for a “complete end” to the fighting and constructive dialog.
(Reporting By Arshad Mohammed and Tim Ahmann, Editing by
Franklin Paul)
