I just want to make it clear, in the first place, that the Government of Ethiopia has absolutely said in the Parliament.... He said that in 1985 we helped the people of Tigray and we lost to the power of the central government. Because of that, he said that we will never send any aid to Tigray. This is to the Parliament, unequivocally he said that we are not going to send any food aid. At this time, because of international pressure, particularly by the United States and the EU, he tries to come into the negotiations because of some pressures, but he's making a lot of excuses.
On June 21st, 2022. See this statement in context.