can ahmed and the tplf litter should be brought back together? depends upon the intent of the meeting. [indiscernible] are they forces to produce stocks or forced to resolve the suffering of these people? that is the major question they should answer. if they think they are forced to sit for these talks while it is advancing to capture the capital , it may not make sense for them to make a deal quickly for the cease-fire. likewise, if tplf thinks they have come to this table because they are losing cities and towns, this does not make a solution for this. we do not get solutions for these talks at the end of the day. it depends upon the intent. is it because of the influence of u.s. or because the suffering of the people? that is the major question in my opinion. host: your thoughts, what is the solution? can they reconcile? >> there is only one thing that has never been tried in terms of solution. everything as failed, threatening with sanctions. that is to actually sanction ethiopia, to impose an arms embargo, sanction eritrea as well and suppo

maintains he is simply defending ethiopians from the tigrayan militia and political party known as the tplfich ran the country for almost 30 years. this week's ceasefire talks will take place ahead of an ignominious anniversary. on november 4, the conflict will turn two years old. for “pbs news weekend,” i'm ali rogin. geoff: our thanks to ali for that report. and here at home, former president donald trump appeared at a political rally last night in texas. speaking publicly for the first time since being subpoenaed by the january 6 committee, trump criticized the committee's actions, but would not say whether he'll comply. and today, representative liz cheney, thcommittee's top republican, said if the former president agrees to appear, the committee will not let him testify live in order to prevent trump from turning the matter into a, quote, circus and a food fight. still to come on "pbs news weekend," a look at some of the key midterm election contests that could help tip the balance of power. and the on and off-screen representation of women on the hit series, "house of the dragon.” >>