Blinken tells Ethiopian PM of ‘grave concern’ over Tigray crisis
Ethiopian refugees who fled the Tigray conflict arrive at the Tenedba camp in eastern Sudan on January 8, 2021
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday voiced “grave concern” to Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed over the conflict-hit Tigray region and urged immediate humanitarian access.
“Secretary Blinken expressed our grave concern about the humanitarian crisis in the Tigray region and urged immediate, full and unhindered humanitarian access to prevent further loss of life,” State Department spokesman Ned Price said.