Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed disclosed that in an effort to address instability across Ethiopia, the government has held over 4,000 dialogue forums involving hundreds of thousands of people, marking the largest chapter of national consensus-building in the country's history.

Speaking today at the 30th parliament session, the PM stated that strengthened dialogue is the only way to defeat armed groups and extremists. The national dialogue is presented as a broad opportunity to move beyond past cycles of accusation and engage in constructive discussion to resolve deep-rooted national challenges that have accumulated over generations, rather than merely correcting the mistakes of a temporary ruling party. Through discussion, consultation, and mutual trust, the initiative aims to forge a new social contract and provide a lasting answer to how citizens can live together. He noted that the Constitution's positive values will be preserved, while provisions requiring reform will be amended in a way that harms no one, respects everyone's rights, and strengthens national unity.

Furthermore, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed described the Pretoria Agreement as a major peace initiative that produced tangible results, rather than an ordinary negotiation process. He highlighted that the victorious and defeated sides sat together as equals for dialogue, and after securing military superiority, the government negotiated with the defeated side and supported armed forces that had been in difficult circumstances. The establishment of the Interim Administration in the Tigray Region was cited as a major success of the agreement. Additionally, he reported that no fewer than 60,000 combatants received disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration benefits and were demobilized, while many prisoners and detainees were released.