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Eritrean forces have begun withdrawing from Ethiopia's Tigray region in the north after its leader Abiy Ahmed acknowledged the presence of troops in the conflict-ridden region and announced that Eritrea would withdraw its forces under international pressure. On Friday, the United States, Germany, France and other G7 countries called for a rapid, unconditional and verifiable withdrawal of Eritrean soldiers, followed by a political process acceptable to all Ethiopians. In a duplicate issued late Saturday…

The G-7 group of leading economic powers on Friday called for a "rapid, unconditional and verifiable" withdrawal of Eritrean troops from Ethiopia's conflict-torn northern Tigray region. "We welcome the announcement by Prime Minister Abiy that Eritrean forces will withdraw from Tigray," the G-7 foreign ministers said in a statement released in Berlin, referring to Ethiopian leader Abiy Ahmed. "This process must be fast, unconditional and verifiable." Ministers called for "an end to the violence and the…