Somaliland foreign Minister returns from London talks.

[Xaaji Xunjuf]

Hargeisa (SomalilandPress)—Somaliland Foreign Minister Dr. Mohamed Abdillahi Omar returns back from his trip to London where he held several meetings at Chatham House (formally known as The Royal Institute of International Affairs). Dr Omar was in London in order to take part in a series meetings to discuss Somaliland’s current political status and the progress that his government has made since it was elected last year.

 

Foreign Minister Dr. Mohamed Abdillahi held a short press conference at Egal International Airport where he gave an upbeat assessment of his trip and the outcomes of various meetings. Minister Omar claimed that the meetings in London had brought a great success for the country because all the leaders that he has met with in London all spoke highly about Somaliland’s progress.

 

When the minister was asked what was the success of that meeting he said; “…the international community has promised to work with Somaliland and welcome the growing relationship that it has developed with them”. Dr. Omar went on to say that the leaders that he met with in Chatham House were all forth coming about the five European members Ministers that all had visited Somaliland in the last few months and the positive reports that they all gave about our country. The minister concluded the press by saying the country’s self sufficiency has proven to the rest of the world and therefore donor countries all see Somaliland as a country that can be worked with.

 

Those present at the Chatham House discussions in London had heard Mr Alun Michael, British Member of Parliament and chairman of the All Party Committee on Somaliland speak repeatedly of the enormous respect that Somaliland has earned over the last twenty years under successive administrations. Whilst there were plenty of warm words towards Somaliland a number of attendees at the Chatham House meetings felt the discussions were somewhat “inconclusive” with several expressing disappointment about the apparent lack of concrete foreign policy detail provided by Somaliland’s Foreign Minister.