Sortu totally rejects and denounces the abduction by Ethiopian security Services of Mr Sulub Ahmed and Ali Hussein, two senior Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) leaders from Nairobi (Kenya).

The ONLF leaders, who were members of the ONLF negotiation team, were in Nairobi for a proposed third round of talks between ONLF and Ethiopian Gov. about a peaceful solution to the conflict among Ethiopian Gov. and the Ogaden people.

This act constitutes a breach of confidence for talks and sure will gravely hamper them and must be denounce for those interested in a peaceful and dialogued solution to the Ogaden question.

We call upon the Kenyan government, which took the responsibility to be a neutral venue, and as a facilitator to do its best to solve the question and we request the Ethiopian government to return the abductees to the negotiations table.

Ogaden conflict can just be solved through honest and genuine talks among the ONLF and Ethiopian Gov. It is time to understand a just and lasting peace requires commitment with democratic and peaceful means to solve the question of Ogaden sovereignty.