Israeli Foreign Minister Saar visits Somaliland

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar visited the Somaliland region,which his country recognized as an "independentcountry" last month.In a post on social media, Saarstated that Somaliland'sde facto Presidentstated that he met with President Muse Bihi Abdi.

Saar said, "This visit also serves as a message: We are committed to advancing relations between Israel and Somaliland. Today, I held meaningful discussions regarding our relations with the President and senior officials of his administration."we haverealized.

Mutual recognition and the establishment of diplomatic relations between the twocountries do not carry any intentagainstanyone. Our common goal is the well-being of both peoples and countries.is to encourage. In Hargeisa, I stated thisopenly: Who to recognize and with whom to maintain diplomatic relationsis a matterthat only Israel itself will decide," he said, referring to Somaliland's so-called Presidentthe President accepted Netanyahu's invitation and stated that he would come to Israel for an official visitfor he said he would come to Israelsaidhe expressed.

Condemnation from Somalia

In a statement issued by the Somali Ministry of Foreign Affairs,itThe statement expressed condemnation of the visit made by Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar to the Somalilandregion. It wasstated that the visit is condemned. Thevisit in question is a violation of Somalia's sovereigntyand territorialintegrityand constitutes a breachit was emphasized. Anyofficial attemptmade without Somalia's consent is illegal andnull and void,it was stated. International organizations, including the United Nations and the African Union,were called upon to respect Somalia's territorialintegrity.a call was made to supportthesovereignty.

What happened?

Somaliland, which has a strategic location in the Gulf ofAden and possesses its own currency, passport, and army, declared its unilateral independence from Somalia in 1991,but has not been recognized by any country.had not been recognized as an independent state. On December 26, Israel became the only country to recognize Somaliland as astate.