The UN Security Council will convene an emergency session on Monday to discuss Israeli recognition of the Somaliland region in Somalia as independent country, with members slated to condemn the Zionist entity’s move.
The meeting will be convened under the agenda item titled “Threats to international peace and security.”
Somalia has demanded ‘Israel’ reverse its recognition of the breakaway region of Somaliland, condemning the move as an act of “aggression that will never be tolerated”.
Ali Omar, Somalia’s state minister for foreign affairs, said on Saturday that the government would pursue all available diplomatic means to challenge what it described as an act of “state aggression” and Israeli interference in the country’s internal affairs.
"It has been widely known."
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Ali Omar, Somalia’s state minister for foreign affairs, tells Al Jazeera that Israel’s recognition of Somaliland is intended to forcibly displace Palestinians from Gaza https://t.co/OIcEHzZHHT pic.twitter.com/9Fw9zwwbiP
Somaliland broke away from Somalia in 1991 following a brutal civil war but has never secured recognition from any United Nations member state. The self-declared republic has established its own currency, flag and parliament, though its eastern territories remain disputed.
Commenting on the recognition on Sunday, Lebanon rejected the move, stressing the importance of respecting international law and the UN Charter.
In a statement, the Lebanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed its full support for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Federal Republic of Somalia.
It warned against attempts to impose parallel entities that threaten the unity and sovereignty of recognized states, reaffirming Lebanon’s backing of Somalia’s legitimate institutions and its stability.
Source: Agencies (translated and edited by Al-Manar)