We strongly oppose the US government's stance on the Wolkait people's question of Amhara identity

 We strongly oppose the US government's stance on the Wolkait people's question of Amhara identity!

June 29, 2022 Press releases!

June 30, 2022

We have repeatedly stated that the US government's relationship with the fascist and terrorist TPLF and its subsequent stance against the interests and interests of the Ethiopian people and the unfair support of one group are wrong and the Ethiopian people are deeply saddened.

Both sides are currently discussing "negotiations" between the Ethiopian government and the terrorist TPLF. The fact that the US government is directly or indirectly involved in this “negotiation” forum is no secret to the Ethiopian people and anyone closely following the issue.

Recently, the US State Department has been working on the Wolkait people's identity as a priority for the invasion of Tigray under the guise of a referendum. In particular, the first item on the agenda of the “negotiations” is the Wolkait, Tegede and Telemt issues to be resolved in a referendum. This position of the US government in itself has three basic problems.

1st. Ethiopia is a sovereign country like any other country and has its own rules and regulations to solve its internal problems. The question of the identity of the people of Wolkait, Tegede and Telemt Amhara is an internal problem of Ethiopia and will be solved in accordance with the law and order of our country. Apart from this, any influence or compulsory agenda in the name of negotiation will not be accepted as it does not respect and violate Ethiopia's sovereignty.

2nd. It is a well-known fact that Wolkait, Tegede and Telemt are the lands of Gondar / Amhara and that the people are Gondar / Amhara. However, since the TPLF invaded, especially since the Ethiopian government came to power in 1983, large-scale illegal settlement programs have been transporting large numbers of Tigrayan settlers from Sudan and other parts of Tigray to democratize the region. Done. As a result, ethnic cleansing has been committed against our people. In the face of this distorted population and illegal invasion, holding a "referendum" is tantamount to "sharing your property equally with the thief who stole it." Therefore, this unjust judgment is by no means acceptable.

3rd. The terrorist and invading T-TPLF has been deceiving the international community by providing a distorted and exaggerated number of Internally Displaced People from Wolkait and its environs. The main purpose of this number manipulation and fraud is part of a conspiracy to make 700,000 to 1.2 million Tigreans legal residents of Wolkait Tegede and Telemt under the guise of a referendum. Therefore, any move by the US government to give Wolkait Tegede and Telemt to the invading forces of Tigray under the guise of a referendum is unacceptable.

Therefore, the Ethiopian government has a great historical and ethical responsibility to keep Ethiopia as a country by not accepting the illegal and biased pressure from the US Special Envoy or Negotiators to hand over Wolkait, Tegede and Telemt to the Tigrean invaders in the name of negotiations and referendum.

Instead, recognizing that nothing is hidden from the eyes and ears of the people, the Ethiopian government has shown its true loyalty to the people, and has made its position and decisions known to the public in a timely and transparent manner.

1st. It is well known that the people of Wolkait have not received a timely and fair response to the question of Amhara identity, which has caused a lot of problems for the country and the people. We still urge the government to respond to the demands of our people as soon as possible. We would like to point out that the more the government responds to the demands of the people of Wolkait, the more complicated it becomes and the more pressure and problems it creates on our country and our people.

2nd. The identity of any person or people is recognized, not negotiated. Based on this, the question of the identity of our people, Amhara, should be given to justice and not by negotiation or mediation. Therefore, the Ethiopian government should not ask the Wolkait people for Amhara identity in negotiations with the TPLF.

3rd. Finally, we believe that the main purpose and goal of all these conspiracies is to prevent the Amhara people from living in peace, freedom and equality in the country and to destabilize and disintegrate Ethiopia.

The conspiracy to sell Wolkait to the invader of Tigray will fail in our struggle!

Long live Ethiopia!