August 13th ,2024 Hargeisa, Somaliland – The Government of the Republic of Somaliland remains steadfast on moving forward with the Memorandum of understanding with Ethiopia.
The Government of the Republic of Somaliland remains committed to implementing the MoU with Ethiopia. We have been closely monitoring the talks initiated by Türkiye as mediation efforts between Mogadishu Administration and Ethiopia that started on Monday August 12, it is clear that talks it did not bring desired results for Türkiye .
During a press conference on Friday August 9, the Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs stated that the goal for the talks is to ease tensions between the Mogadishu administration & Ethiopia. Türkiye’s growing involvement in such regional matters is a clear indication of the lack of impartiality of Türkiye as a mediator and their aim to directly interfere with the MoU between Somaliland and Ethiopia.
His Excellency President Muse Bihi Abdi speaking at a rally in Berbera two days ago sent a strong message to Türkiye stating “Türkiye is not respecting the Sovereignty of the Republic of Somaliland and Somaliland will not accept this, nor will Somaliland ever accept this as it is equivalent to saying that Somaliland will be ruled from Mogadishu”. The government of the Republic of Somaliland reserves the right to enter into international agreements, as such we urge the government of Türkiye as well as others not to interfere.
The Government of the Republic of Somaliland remains committed to regional peace and collaboration with neighboring countries, however it will not be at the cost of Somaliland’s Sovereignty.
