Somaliland rejects Ethiopian warning on recognition
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Caasimada Online
Somaliland’s representative in Israel, Maxamed Xaaji, rejects Ethiopian ambassador Tesfaye Yetayeh Anteneh’s warning about the security risks of recognising the territory. He says an official relationship with Somaliland would bring Ethiopia strategic, economic and security benefits, Caasimada Online reports.
Somaliland, a self-declared independent territory of Somalia, has rejected a warning from Ethiopia’s ambassador to Israel that its recognition could threaten regional security and lead to the withdrawal of Ethiopian forces from Somalia. Mohamed Haji, Somaliland’s representative in Israel, said the assessment was mistaken, according to Caasimada Online.
Mohamed Haji said that, on the contrary, recognising Somaliland would offer Ethiopia strategic, economic and security benefits. He was responding to reservations expressed by the Ethiopian diplomat about the regional consequences of such a decision, Caasimada Online reported.
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