[UNITED STATES EMBASSY IN ETHIOPIA, AUGUST 2, 2022] UNITED STATES AND EUROPEAN UNION JOINT PRESS STATEMENT ON THEIR VISIT TO MEKELLE, TIGRAY, ETHIOPIA. [NOTE: THE STATEMENT CORRECTLY STATES THAT THE TALKS WILL BE BETWEEN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF ETHIOPIA AND THE TIGRAY PEOPLE'S LIBERATION FRONT (TPLF). THE STATEMENT DOES NOT SAY THE "GOVERNMENT OF TIGRAY" FOR THE SIMPLE REASON THAT THE TPLF WAS NOT LEGITIMATELY ELECTED TO RUN THE REGIONAL GOVERNMENT. TPLF IS AN OUTLAW GROUP (LIKE THE WARLORDS IN SOMALIA) THAT IS HOLDING THE PEOPLE OF TIGRAY HOSTAGE AFTER THE INSURRECTION IT LAUNCHED TO OVERTHROW THE LEGITIMATE GOVERNMENT OF ETHIOPIA FAILED.]
