The government has started implementing the promise it made to the public in the resolutions passed by the Executive Committee of EPRDF, according to the Government Communication Affairs Office.

In a press conference he gave today, Government Communication Affairs Minister Dr. Negeri Lencho said measures are being taken by the government to restore peace and stability in the country and to widen the political landscape.

According to him, charges against over 500 suspects were dropped and measures are being taken to pardon some prisoners, including political party members, who were sentenced for the crimes they committed in accordance with the constitution.

The Minister stated that the federal government is working with regional governments and other stakeholders to rehabilitate the displaced from Oromia and Somali regional states.

Currently, preparations have been completed to rehabilitate over 86,000 displaced people in Oromia Regional State on the basis of their preferences, he added.

The displaced will be given houses, and the areas of employments they will be engaged in is identified, it was learned.

Those who chose to go back to their original homesteads will be repatriated, Dr. Negeri said.

He further pointed out that unrest in some public universities has been put under control and academic peace restored.

The Minister said the federal police will continue to investigate any kind of trespassing of the law by everyone irrespective of age, and has no cause to attack the youth.

Dr. Negeri noted that the country will continue strengthening its strategic relationship with foreign countries, neighboring countries in particular.

He further added that the official visit of Prime Minister Hailemariam Dessalegn to Egypt will cement the multi-faceted relations between the two countries.