Agence France Presse published on 9 September 2022 an article titled "Ethiopia Rebels Call for Conditional Truce."
Head of the Tigray People's Liberation Front, Debretsion Gebremichael, sent a letter to the UN Secretary General on 7 September calling for a conditional cease fire that includes "unfettered humanitarian access" to Tigray, restoration of essential services, the withdrawal of Eritrean forces from Ethiopia, and withdrawal of troops from western Tigray. There has not yet been a public response from the central government.