if drabiy, in to me that you are going to have a problem if dr abiy, in his role as prime minister,misunderstanding is with the eritrea in government and to that end, we will play our part. you are going to be in big trouble if the ethiopian government reaches out a hand of friendship to eritrea because you will be bargaining chips and you and your fellow leaders of ginbot7 may find yourselves without a home. —— home. -- we will see when we get there. first of all, the minority regime has to withdraw. there is a long—standing ruling by the coalition which is the flashpoint of the dispute and conflict that led to that of bloody war to eritrea but thus far, the regime has not withdrawn from the sovereign territories of eritrea. that will be a difficult undertaking for the region because most tigrayans consider the region to be part of eritrea. and another word about e.g. it, a country that does not have a good relationship with ethiopian, not least because of disputes about the waters of the nile. you are taking money and support from egypt as well. that is the narrative and the ficti

now, so there we are with this dr. abiy who has been specially selected for this committee to democracy, to good governance and the rule of law. i met abiy for the first time in february of 2016 at a leaders' breakfast where he told the story of his journey in faith in jesus. very, very articulate, something that no one would forget about. we met again a year later where we prayed and talked about how to unify the country in peace, not conflict. it is from these meetings that i know abiy is committed to democracy and committed to the future of ethiopia. he's showing that with his actions as well. last week, he specifically sought to engage the opposition party and its leaders. he said -- this is a quote. he said we want to work hand in hand with you. what we say and do must match. and since his inauguration, he has also restored the internet service all across the country and he's released 11 high-profile dissidents. and this is what we need to be encouraging, not delegitimizeing as his authority with a heavy-handed resolut