Nat'l Dialogue Commission Stresses Central Role of Political Parties in Ongoing Dialogue

Addis Ababa, November 14, 2025 (ENA) -- The Ethiopia National Dialogue Commission has emphasized the crucial role of political parties in the ongoing national dialogue process to sustainably resolve disputes and differences.

Speaking at a consultative forum organized by the Commission in Adama, the Chief Commissioner Professor Mesfin Araya highlighted the importance of their participation in the ongoing national consultation process.

The forum aims to strengthen the process and ensure the consultation is effective, he added.

Professor Mesfin noted that the Commission has completed most of its agenda-gathering tasks and is now compiling and drafting agendas to make the process successful and move toward a national dialogue conference.

He recalled that citizens, political parties, scholars, associations, institutions, prominent individuals, and members of the diaspora had all contributed to the agenda-gathering process.

 

The Commission is currently working to ensure that the national conference becomes a success.

According to the Chief Commissioner, more than 80 percent of the political parties have been active in the process and are currently engaged as owners of the national dialogue.

The involvement of political parties is essential for resolving differences in a lasting manner, he affirmed, noting the Adama conference is organized specifically to further strengthen their role in the stages ahead.

Ethiopian Political Parties Joint Council Chairperson, Solomon Ayele, said the forum is an important step for achieving a peaceful political transition and addressing long-standing differences through dialogue.

 

He added that the Council has been working from the outset to ensure inclusive and national consultation and contribute its share in making the process run by a transparent and independent body.

The Chairperson also affirmed that the national dialogue serves as a turning point for building trust and shaping a renewed political culture.

According to him, the Council has helped its member parties to gain a vivid understanding of the objectives and procedures of the consultation, confirming that the agendas of all participating parties were collected, organized, and submitted to the Commission as a unified document.