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"They are irrelevant."

Oct 16 , 2020

Seyoum Mesfin, former foreign minister, said this to Tigray TV in reference to Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (PhD) and Prosperity Party as a result of failing to heed calls for national dialogue.

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