Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps he has taken to encourage the withdrawal of Eritrean forces from Tigray.

The UK welcomes the peace agreement and cessation of hostilities announced on 2 November between the Ethiopian Government and the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), and their commitment to scale-up the delivery of life-saving aid to Tigray. The UK will work with the Ethiopian Government and others to support implementation of the peace agreement.

The UK calls upon the Eritrean Government to support the agreement by withdrawing its troops from Ethiopia. We have consistently called for the withdrawal of Eritrean troops through public statements and via our Embassy in Asmara.