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More countries reject Israel’s recognition of Somaliland
Israel is the first UN member to recognize Somaliland, sparking condemnation from 21 Muslim countries and the EU over threats to Somalia's sovereignty and regional stability.
- On Monday, the UN Security Council will convene an emergency session following the state of Israel's recognition of Somaliland announced on Friday.
- With diplomatic isolation as background, Benjamin Netanyahu framed the decision as `in the spirit of the Abraham Accords` to promote cooperation with Somaliland, which controls a strategic Gulf of Aden position and has its own currency and armed forces.
- A joint statement from 21 mostly West Asian or African countries and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation rejected Israel's decision, while the European Union and US State Department reaffirmed Somalia's unity and territorial integrity on Saturday.
- Mogadishu and other states said the decision is a `deliberate attack` on Somalia's sovereignty, while Danny Danon, Israeli Ambassador to the UN, said `Israel will act responsibly` amid the UN session request.
- The joint statement emphasised that recognising parts of states sets a serious precedent and violates the United Nations Charter, threatening peace in the Horn of Africa and the Red Sea.
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Nations Call Israel's Recognition of Somaliland a Threat to Peace
A growing number of countries are rejecting Israel's recognition of Somalia's breakaway region of Somaliland as an independent nation, the first by any country in more than 30 years. It wasn't known why Israel made the declaration Friday or whether the government was expecting something in return, the AP reports....
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