ነታ ክሳብ ጎሮሮኣ ብብረትን ኣጽዋርን ዝተሓንገጠት ወያነ ካብቲ ናይ ሰላምን ምሕዝነትን ስምምዕ ምንጻል ነቲ ናይ ኢትዮጵያ ኤትኒካዊ ምትፍናን ከም ዘዕርጎ ብፍጹም ኣብ ግምት ኣየእቴናዯን
We never considered that the withdrawal of the Tigray, which is surrounded by iron and weapons to the neck, from the peace and friendship agreement would have destroyed the ethnic unity of Ethiopia.