SOMALILAND: Turkey to open liaison office in SL

[Siciid1986]

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs have disclosed that the Turkish government would open a liaison office in Hargeisa and that its deputy premier is slated to visit the country soon.

 

In a press circular, the department described the just ended Somali Conference in Istanbul as another foreign political success for the country.

 

“This is the second time the international community have acknowledged the essence of Somaliland when ‘Article 6’ was incorporated into the communiqué”, said the report.

 

The article was that of the London Lancaster House Conference which avered that “facilitation should made for consultations between Somalia / Somaliland” to go ahead as two separate entities.

 

Fifty seven countries attended the Turkish Conference on Somalia.

 

The Foreign Minister Hon. Dr. Mohammed Abdillahi Omar said in an interview that this time round the Turks have made a strong commitment to help Somalis revert to integrity.

 

The meeting took part in three stages whereby the initial one focused mainly on the “road map” such that the transitional status of the Sharif government should make way for a real one, come August.

 

Most of the participants who were involved consisted of the elders and delegates from Somalia.

 

The second part consisted of adoptions of their resolutions.

 

However the third, and most important one for Somaliland, was that amongst the community of nations (57) in which the FM asked the international community not to confuse nor overlap issues of Somaliland with those of the Mogadishu government.

 

He appealed for immediate political recognition for Somaliland since it was justifiable.

 

On the same note, to drive his point home, Dr. Mohammed asked for the adoption of the 6th Article to be incorporated into the resolution in the communiqué, an act that was hitherto accepted immediately thereafter.

 

This underpinned the fact that Somaliland and Somalia were two different entities.

 

According to the press circular, it is about the last time that the issue of Union of Somalia, as something sacrosanct, would rest forever.

 

The conference agreed that Somaliland would receive her grants and associated aid, and it is to this end that the Turkish government will open a liaison office to facilitate the direct help they extend to Somaliland

 

The Foreign Minister was accompanied by both Planning and Mineral Ministers the Honourables Dr. Sa’ad Ali Shire and Hussein Ali Duale

[The Sage]

Looks like article 6 is making a significant impact on how the international community deals with Somaliland. Great stuff.