Somaliland will open an embassy to Jerusalem and Israel will establish representation in Hargeisa soon. The move follows Israel’s recognition of Somaliland’s independence and reflects growing friendship, mutual respect, and strategic cooperation. Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar welcomed the announcement as a significant step and said both sides will work to implement it soon. Israel became the first country to recognize Somaliland in December, ending more than 30 years of diplomatic isolation, while the decision drew condemnation from the UN Security Council, the African Union, the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, and the European Union. Somaliland declared independence in 1991 but has not gained recognition from any UN member state, and Somalia has never accepted it. The Jerusalem location is controversial due to competing claims between Israel and the Palestinian Authority.
"Somaliland will open its embassy to Jerusalem and Israel will establish its representation in Hargeisa soon, according to Mohamed Hagi, the ambassador of Somalia's breakaway region to Israel. The development, which comes months after Israel officially recognised the independence of Somaliland, reflects growing friendship, mutual respect, and strategic cooperation between our two peoples, Hagi said in a statement on X on Tuesday."
"Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar welcomed the announcement, calling it a significant step in strengthening relations between the two. We will work together to implement this decision soon, he said on X. In December last year, Israel became the first country in the world to recognise Somaliland, ending more than 30 years of diplomatic isolation."
"The decision has drawn wide condemnation from the UN Security Council, the African Union, the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, and the European Union. Somaliland declared independence from Somalia in 1991, but it has failed to gain recognition from any United Nations member state. The region controls the northwestern portion of what was once the British Protectorate in northern Somalia. Somalia has never accepted Somaliland's independence."
"Somaliland's would be the eighth embassy located in Jerusalem, following the US, Guatemala, Kosovo, Honduras, Paraguay, Papua New Guinea and Fiji. The location is controversial as the status of Jerusalem remains at the heart of the decades-long Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Israel claims the entirety of the ancient city as its capital, while the Palestinian Authority (PA) insists that occupied East Jerusalem"
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