Newly Formed Ministry of Peace Aims to Enhance Cherished Values of Peace among Public

Addis Ababa October 16/2018 The newly formed Ministry of Peace will work to enhance the people-to-people harmonious relationship that existed over the centuries, Peace Minister Muferiat Kamil said. In an exclusive interview with ENA, the minister stated that the ministry will work to ensure the peaceful relationship between the people of Ethiopia. Muferiat noted that “Ethiopians have been sharing values, culture, living conditions, and many other things.... Ministry of Peace will work actively to boost those values and strive to ascertain peace among the people.” The ministry will also exert effort to strengthen love, rule of law and forgiveness among the people. “We are aiming to work a participatory system that enhances the involvement of all Ethiopians in creating a peaceful country where citizens want to live happily and foreigners to visit,” the minister elaborated. According to the Proclamation issued to determine power and duties of executive organs today, the ministry will work in cooperation with concerned federal and regional state government organs to ensure the maintenance of public order; develop strategies, and undertake awareness creation and sensitization activities to ensure the peace, security and freedom of the country and its people. The participation of people from all walks of life and especially religious fathers, political parties as well as other bodies participating in creating peaceful country are expected to work with the ministry. The House of People’s Representatives (HPR) approved today the proposal of PM Abiy to establish the ministry, and the former HPR Speaker Muferiat Kamil was appointed to the post.