衣索比亞總統稱，儘管受到干預仍取得進展並展現克制

記者多因索拉・奧拉迪波By Doyinsola Oladipo

聯合國，9月23日（路透）——在提格雷重新爆發戰鬥、使一項4年前達成的和平協議破裂數小時後，衣索比亞總統塔耶・阿茨克・塞拉西・阿姆德（Taye Atske-Selassie Amde）向聯合國表示，儘管受到外國干預，衣索比亞仍展現「極大克制」，並與鄰國關係取得進展。UNITED NATIONS, Sept 23 (Reuters) - Hours after renewed fighting in Tigray shattered a four-year-old peace deal, Ethiopian President Taye Atske-Selassie Amde told the UN his country had exercised "immense restraint" and made progress with its neighbors despite foreign interference.

這場戰鬥是迄今對2022年普利托利亞協議（Pretoria Agreement）最嚴重的挑戰，引發外界擔憂衝突將擴大為區域戰事，可能把衣索比亞各地武裝團體捲入其中，並進一步動搖這個已因鄰國蘇丹戰爭和紅海沿岸緊張局勢而承受壓力的地區。The fighting marks the most serious challenge yet to the 2022 Pretoria Agreement, raising fears of a broader regional conflict that could draw in armed groups from across Ethiopia and further destabilize a region already strained by war in neighboring Sudan and tensions along the Red Sea.

這位總統在聯合國大會演說中，把衣索比亞描述為區域穩定力量，指控未具名的外部行為者插手干預，同時強調阿迪斯阿貝巴努力改善區域關係，並支持蘇丹和平倡議。The president used his General Assembly address to portray Ethiopia as a force for regional stability, accusing unnamed external actors of meddling while highlighting Addis Ababa's efforts to improve regional ties and support peace initiatives in Sudan.

在提格雷人民解放陣線（Tigray People's Liberation Front, TPLF）與聯邦政府之間歷經數月敵意升高後，雙方爆發戰鬥；數小時後，他向這個由193個會員國組成的世界組織發表談話。He spoke to the 193-member world body hours after fighting erupted between the Tigray People's Liberation Front and the federal government following months of growing animosity between the two sides.

他說：「儘管敵對勢力持續干預我們內政，我們仍展現極大克制。」"Despite continued interference in our internal affairs by adversarial elements, we have exercised immense restraint," he said.

「我們要向破壞與製造動亂的勢力清楚傳達訊息。我們敦促他們尊重非洲之角人民享有和平與繁榮生活的神聖權利。」"Our message to forces of destruction and mayhem is loud and clear. We urge them to respect the sacred right of the people of the Horn of Africa to live in peace and prosperity."

根據一名衣索比亞高階官員說法，來自衣索比亞北部提格雷的部隊週三對聯邦政府發動大規模攻勢。提格雷領導人表示，他們已進入防衛戰，以反制聯邦政府的侵略。Forces from Tigray in northern Ethiopia launched a major offensive against the federal government on Wednesday, according to a senior Ethiopian official. Tigray's leaders said they had entered a defensive war to counter aggression by the federal government.

週日，包含提格雷人民解放陣線在內的7個衣索比亞武裝團體宣布成立衣索比亞人民生存力量聯盟（Ethiopian Peoples' Forces Alliance for Survival）；其他六個參與其中的武裝團體來自全國各地，目標是推翻總理阿比・阿邁德（Abiy Ahmed）政府。On Sunday, seven Ethiopian armed groups including TPLF announced the formation of the Ethiopian Peoples' Forces Alliance for Survival, with six other armed groups from across the country aimed at overthrowing Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's government.

阿比的發言人比萊內・塞尤姆（Billene Seyoum）表示，在衣索比亞鄰國、也是歷史宿敵厄利垂亞的資金支持下，該聯盟成員已合作一段時間。厄利垂亞一再否認類似指控。Abiy's spokesperson, Billene Seyoum, said members of the alliance had been collaborating for a while with the financial backing of Ethiopia's neighbor and historic adversary Eritrea. Eritrea has repeatedly denied similar accusations.

區域外交官和分析人士警告，提格雷衝突若再度爆發，可能迅速升級為更大規模戰爭，並與鄰國蘇丹戰事交疊，進一步攪動局勢動盪的紅海地區。A resumption of the conflict in Tigray could quickly escalate into a wider war, regional diplomats and analysts have warned, overlapping with fighting in neighboring Sudan and further roiling the volatile Red Sea region.

提格雷人民解放陣線與聯邦部隊之間的內戰始於2020年，並在2022年11月普利托利亞協議簽署前造成數十萬人死亡。A civil war that began in 2020 between the TPLF and federal forces resulted in hundreds of thousands of deaths before the Pretoria Agreement was signed in November 2022.

（多因索拉・奧拉迪波報導；霍華德・戈勒編輯）(Reporting by Doyinsola Oladipo; Editing by Howard Goller)