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Somalia and regional bodies condemn Israel’s recognition of Somaliland
Summary
Somalia’s government and several regional organizations rejected Israel’s late-December recognition of Somaliland, calling the move null and void and warning it could undermine regional peace; Somaliland welcomed the recognition as a milestone toward statehood.
A speaker at the United Nations Security Council session said late in December that Israel’s announcement recognizing Somaliland as an independent state prompted sharp objections from Somalia and a number of regional actors.
The speaker said Somaliland welcomed the recognition as a "historic and principled decision" that would lead to full diplomatic relations and broaden cooperation across multiple sectors. Somalia’s federal government, the speaker read, "categorically and unequivocally rejected" the recognition and reaffirmed its "absolute and non negotiable commitment" to sovereignty, national unity and territorial integrity under the provisional constitution, the Charter of the United Nations and the Constitutive Act of the African Union.
Why it matters: The dispute touches core questions of sovereignty and territorial integrity in the Horn of Africa and carries wider diplomatic implications. Somalia’s…
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