Press Statement
The Government of the Republic of Somaliland notes with regret and
alarm the undiplomatic actions taken by the Somalia Government in
officially intervening in bilateral relations between the Governments of
Somaliland and Kenya, as it publically declared in a statement on
1stJuly. As a sovereign nation, Somaliland’s right to engage in peaceful
and friendly foreign relations with all other nations is enshrined in
international law, and all coercive or threatening measures to deny such
collaboration between regional partners not only represent affronts to
the principles, protocols and norms on which the international order is
based, but does little to promote the peace and security that the region
requires.
As Somaliland’s three decades of good governance, peace, stability
and brotherhood towards its neighbours as an independent state has
proven, the path to a more prosperous Horn of Africa is through dialogue
and cooperation, not through the pursuit of a foreign policy approach
that infringes upon the affairs of other countries and sows the seeds of
division.
The Governments of Somaliland and Kenya, as well as many other
partners among the international community, have sacrificed a great deal
to help the people of Somalia, as our neighbours, take strides in
rebuilding their country, in order to achieve the safety and order that
all human beings deserve.
It is therefore an affront to our demonstrated
goodwill that the Government of Somalia would seek to use its newfound
diplomatic platform to play the role of spoiler and agitator, rather
than joining alongside those nations in the Horn of Africa that have
long dedicated their efforts to putting the days of regional conflict
and division behind us.
The Somaliland Government thus implores its neighbour Somalia to
focus its attention inward, towards meeting the many security,
humanitarian and developmental challenges which the international
community has invested so much, rather than involving itself in the
affairs of other sovereign nations, including Kenya and Somaliland.
The republic of somaliland ministry of foreign affairs
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