MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – The Foreign Minister of the United Kingdom David Cameron attended a discussion on the possible recognition of Somalia’s break-away region of Somaliland, weeks after Ethiopia echoed a similar plan, drawing condemnation from Somali authorities, Daily Express reported on Friday.
In an attempt to tackle the Red Sea crisis with the Houthis in Yemen, the UK government has come under pressure to end a 3 decade-long diplomatic impasse and recognize the break-away region of Somaliland.
Cameron has expressed “enormous sympathy” for the recognition of Somaliland and “that now needs to translate into something positive”, former British Defense Secretary Gavin Williamson, who has been a champion of the Somaliland pursuit of recognition, has said.
“If we do not seize this opportunity others will, and we will lose out on an ally in enormously strategic place who has immensely goodwill towards the UK.”
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