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In a rare broadcast interview, the Chairman of the TPLF and elected President of Ethiopia鈥檚 Tigray region, Debretsion Gebremichael, tells Newshour he is hopeful that shuttle diplomacy with the federal government will bear fruit. Dr Debretsion said he was ready to 鈥済ive peace a chance鈥�, but that a non-negotiable condition was the immediate withdrawal of Eritrean and other troops from Tigray.

Kjetil Tronvoll, professor of peace and conflict studies at Oslo New University College then gave us his analysis of the interview.

Photo: Debretsion Gebremichael, president of Tigray's pre-war government Credit: YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP via Getty Images