Peace Talks Between the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and the Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF): Declaration of Principles

• Country/entity

  Ethiopia
  Ogaden
  
• Region

  Africa (excl MENA)
  Africa (excl MENA)
  
• Agreement name

  Peace Talks Between the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and the Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF): Declaration of Principles
• Date

  7 Sep 2012
• Agreement status

  Multiparty signed/agreed
• Interim arrangement

  Yes
• Agreement/conflict level

  Intrastate/intrastate conflict ( Ethiopia's Territorial Conflicts (1990 - ) )
• Stage

  Pre-negotiation/process
• Conflict nature

  Government/territory
• Peace process

  Ogaden peace process
• Parties

  - The Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (FORE)
  Signed by Head of delegation - Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
  Hon Si raj Fegessa - Minister for Defence, Ethiopia
  
  The Delegation of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (FORE):
  1. Hon Si raj Fegessa - Head of delegation
  2. Gebre Adhana
  3. Zeynu Jemal
  4. Alemu Kitata
  5. Mesfin Awulachew
  6. ·Sabir Keda
  7. Kassa Melaku
  
  - The Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF)
  Head of delegation - Ogaden National Liberation Front
  Hon Abdirahman Mohamed Mahdi- Foreign Secretary, ONLF
  
  The Delegation of the Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF):
  1. Hon Abdirahman Mohamed Mahdi - Head of delegation
  2. Mohamud Abass
  3. Ahmed Abdi Yassin
  4. Ahmed Gurhan
  5. Hassan Ali Moalim
  6. Mohamud Ugaas Muhumed
  7. Sulub Abdi Ahmed
• Third parties

  Witnessed by the chair of the Kenyan facilitation team
  Hon Mohamed Yusuf Haji - Minister of State for Defence and Ag Minister for
  Provincial Administration and Internal Security, Kenya
  
  The Kenya Government Facilitation Team:
  1. Hon Mohamed Yusuf Haji - Chair
  2. Hon Mohamed Abdi Affey
  3. Hon Yusuf Hassan Abdi
  4. Ali Bunow Korane
• Description

  This short agreement defines the principles and the agenda for talks to resolve the conflict.

• Agreement document

  EH_ 120907_ONLF-Ethiopia 1st Agreement.pdf | Download PDF

Groups

Gender

State definition

Governance

Power sharing

Human rights and equality

Rights related issues

Rights institutions

Justice sector reform

Socio-economic reconstruction

Land, property and environment

Security sector

Transitional justice

Implementation

PEACE TALKS BETWEEN THE FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ETHIOPIA AND THE OGADEN NATIONAL LIBERATION FRONT (ONLF) FACILITATED BY THE KENYA FACILITATION TEAM - NAIROBI.

KENYA

DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES

We, representatives of the Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (hereinafter referred to as the FORE) and the Ogaden National

Liberation Front (hereinafter referred to as ONLF):

Cognisant of the importance of the unique opportunity of facilitation afforded by the Kenyan facilitation team to reach a negotiated solution to the conflict in the Ogaden;

Concerned by the negative consequences of the conflict in the Ogaden in Ethiopia;

Hereby agree to the following Declaration of Principles (DOP) that would constitute the basis for resolving the conflict;

• Formal negotiations between the Ethiopian government and the Ogaden National Liberation Front shall be held to resolve the conflict;

• The common goal of the afore mentioned negotiations shall be the attainment of a just and lasting peace;

• Such negotiations shall be comprehensive and address the substantive issues that are the root causes of the conflict;

• The holding of negotiations must be in accordance with mutually acceptable principles and no preconditions shall be made to negate the

inherent character and purpose of the peace negotiations;

The substantive agenda of the peace negotiations shall include issues that will facilitate the implementation of any peace agreement;

• Both parties shall agree to specific measures of goodwill and confidence building in order to create a favourable climate for the

negotiations;

Parties agreed that the date of the next meeting will be on the 8th of October 2012 in Kenya.

Parties agreed on the following agenda and issues:

AGENDA

• Peaceful resolution of the conflict in the Ogaden

ISSUES

• Political issue

• Security

• Human rights and humanitarian issue

• Economic/Natural resources

This declaration was agreed on 7th day of September 2012 by:

Head of delegation - Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

Hon Siraj Fegessa - Minister for Defence, Ethiopia

Head of delegation - Ogaden National Liberation Front

Hon Abdirahman Mohamed Mahdi - Foreign Secretary, ONLF

Witnessed by the chair of the Kenyan facilitation team

Hon Mohamed Yusuf Haji - Minister of State for Defence and Ag Minister for

Provincial Administration and Internal Security, Kenya

The Delegation of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (FORE):

1. Hon Siraj Fegessa - Head of delegation

2. Gebre Adhana

3. Zeynu Jemal

4. Alemu Kitata

5. Mesfin Awulachew

6. -Sabir Keda

7. Kassa Melaku

The Delegation of the Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF):

1. Hon Abdirahman Mohamed Mahdi - Head of delegation

2. Mohamud Abass

3. Ahmed Abdi Yassin

4. Ahmed Gurhan

5. Hassan Ali Moalim

6. Mohamud Ugaas Muhumed

7. Sulub Abdi Ahmed

The Kenya Government Facilitation Team:

1. Hon Mohamed Yusuf Haji - Chair

2. Hon Mohamed Abdi Affey

3. Hon Yusuf Hassan Abdi

4. Ali Bunow Korane