Somaliland Condemns Somalia PM’s Planned Visit to Laas Anod as ‘Provocative and Destabilizing’

Somalia’s PM visits Lasanod town, receives rapturous welcome

MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – Somali Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre on Saturday made a landmark visit to the town of Lasanod in the northern Sool region, receiving a jubilant welcome from hundreds of residents. The visit marked the first by a Somali leader of such high rank in more than three decades, underscoring Mogadishu’s renewed interest in asserting federal presence in contested northern territories.  The trip, long anticipated by local au…

Somali Prime Minister Arrives in Lasanod

A delegation headed by Somalia’s Prime Minister, Hamze Abdi Barre on Saturday arrived in Sool’s regional capital Lasanaod. The Prime Minister and his delegation was welcomed by head of Lasanod regional authority, Abdikadir Firdhiye, other regional officials and sects of Lasanod community. The PM is accompanied by members of his cabinet, Members of Somalia’s Federal Parliament, and officials of Somali Federal gov’t. The visit will last for two da…

Somaliland Condemns Somalia PM’s Planned Visit to Laas Anod as ‘Provocative and Destabilizing’

https://www.horndiplomat.com/feed/ By: Mohamed Duale Hargeisa, Republic of Somaliland – April 11, 2025 — The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Republic of Somaliland has strongly condemned the planned visit by Somalia’s Prime Minister to the city of LasAnod, calling it a “blatant violation” of Somaliland’s sovereignty and a serious threat to regional peace […] The post Somaliland Condemns Somalia PM’s Planned Visit…