Following statements made by the president of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, that Somaliland had accepted certain conditions in exchange for Israel's recognition, Somaliland's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on X that the republic firmly rejects the "false claims".
These claims include an agreement for resettlement of Palestinians to its territory, the establishment of military bases on its coast with the Gulf of Aden, and normalisation with Israel through the Abraham Accords.
In the X post, the MFA said that "Somaliland's engagement with the State of Israel is purely diplomatic, conducted in full respect of international law," and called the allegations "baseless".
Of the three conditions, only that of willingness to enter into the Abraham Accords has been publicly acknowledged, as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated earlier this week that Somaliland would join the Accords.
Somaliland's president, Abdurrahman Mohamed Abdullahi, known as Cirro, is set for an official visit to Israel in the coming weeks.
Somalia's president said Israel would "export its problem in Gaza" to the Horn of Africa and described the move as opening "a box of evils in the world," Al Jazeera reported.
Following statements made by the president of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, that Somaliland had accepted certain conditions in exchange for Israel's recognition, Somaliland's Ministry of Foreign...