Turkiye's Erdogan calls Israel's Somaliland recognition unacceptable'

"Preserving the unity and integrity of Somalia in all circumstances holds special importance in our view. Israel's decision to recognise Somaliland is illegitimate and unacceptable, Erdogan said. The Netanyahu government has the blood of 71,000 of our Palestinian brothers and sisters on its hands. Now it is trying to destabilise the Horn of Africa as well, after its attacks on Gaza, Lebanon, Yemen, Iran, Qatar and Syria, he added, referring to Israel's genocidal war on Gaza."

"Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has accused Israel of violating international law and of illegal aggression'. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has condemned Israel's decision to recognise Somaliland as a sovereign state, calling the move illegitimate and unacceptable. At a joint news conference with Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud in Ankara on Tuesday, Erdogan warned that Israel's recognition of the breakaway region of Somalia could destabilise the Horn of Africa."

"Israel became the first and only country to formally recognise Somaliland last Friday, describing the move as being in the spirit of the Abraham Accords, which normalised ties between Israel and several Arab nations. Somaliland unilaterally declared independence from Somalia in 1991, following the collapse of the central government after a civil war. Despite maintaining its own currency, passport and army, it has failed to gain international recognition."

Turkey and Somalia jointly criticised Israel's formal recognition of Somaliland as illegitimate and unacceptable, warning it could destabilise the Horn of Africa. Leaders described the recognition as breaching United Nations and African Union agreements and accused Israel of exporting problems from Gaza and Palestine. Erdogan attributed mass Palestinian deaths to the Netanyahu government and characterised the recognition as a diversionary move after regional attacks. Israel became the first country to recognise Somaliland under the Abraham Accords. Somaliland declared independence in 1991, maintains its own currency, passport and army, but lacks international recognition.

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