African Union condemns Israel’s recognition of Somaliland

ADDIS ABABA, Feb. 13 (YPA) – The African Union, on Thursday, condemned in the strongest terms Israel’s unilateral recognition of the so-called Republic of Somaliland, calling for its immediate reversal.

 

In a concluding statement of the meeting of the AU Peace and Security Council, held at the level of Foreign Ministers in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, the Union said: “We reject all forms of external interference aimed at dividing Somalia and condemn any act that would undermine its sovereignty, unity, and territorial integrity.”

 

The Union demanded that Israel rescind its unilateral recognition of the breakaway Somali region and stressed its rejection of any form of interference that undermines the unity and territorial integrity of the African country.