"We are not in a position to choose, Hassan told Al Jazeera. We are in a state of necessity for official international recognition. There is no choice before us but to welcome any country that recognises our existential right, he added. The visit has triggered a diplomatic firestorm. The federal government in Mogadishu, which considers Somaliland part of its territory, condemned the move as a violation of sovereignty."
"The rejection of the Arab League does not matter to us at all. They did not accept us as a member and we did not receive any attention from Arab countries. When pressed on why Somaliland would ally with Israel while it is isolated in the region, Hassan pointed to other Arab nations. Normalisation with Israel is not limited to Somaliland, he argued. Many Arab and Islamic countries have broad political and economic relations with Israel, such as Egypt, Turkiye, Jordan, and the UAE."
Somaliland moved to normalise relations with Israel after Israel recognised its independence in late December and an Israeli foreign minister visited Hargeisa. A senior Waddani party official defended the decision as a state of necessity for official international recognition after 34 years of isolation. The federal government in Mogadishu condemned the visit as a violation of Somalia’s sovereignty. The Arab League and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation rejected the separatist reality. The official dismissed regional criticism and pointed to other Arab and Islamic states that maintain political and economic ties with Israel, including Egypt, Turkiye, Jordan and the UAE.
Read at www.aljazeera.com
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]