May 21, 2011 - Marking 20th anniversary, Somaliland is pursuing a new and persistent foreign policy to get itself global recognition, according to the Ethiopian Reporter. The government has asked the Ethiopian government to take the lead by recognizing the state.
During the completion of a colorful celebration of Somaliland’s secession from the mainland Somalia on May 18 twenty years ago, top government officials told reporters that the government is following an assertive foreign policy to urge the world to recognize the country officially.
The foreign minister of Somaliland, Mohamed Abdilahi Omar, noted that his country has come up with new domestic political developments, including a “peaceful transfer of power from the losing to the winning party”, which he said happens only rarely even in some of the well-known African countries. This has been noted by international organization, including the UN he said.
The chief of cabinet, Hirsi Ali Hassan, and the interior minister, Dr Mohammed Abdi Abose, also said that Somaliland has no security threat. “It has security worries. With regard to Alshabab, we manage to maintain our peace; we are confident,” they interior minister said. We are expecting Ethiopia to recognize our country, he added.
According to Somaliland Press, the Kenyan Government on Friday expressed its readiness to extend diplomatic recognition to the Republic of Somaliland. Kenyan Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs Richard Onyonka said during an event held in Nairobi to commemorate Somaliland’s 20th anniversary of Independence that his country will support Somaliland as an independent state.
Source: Reporter
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