Somaliland De-jure Recognition Is Out Of Arab League Sphere

At a recent Arab League Council Somaliland’s de-jure international recognition was mentioned in dispatches from the meeting. With the ineffectual and totally un-credible tfg administration insisting on representing all of the former defunct “Somali Republic”, whilst barely in control of more than a few blocks of Mogadishu, it is in this author’s opinion that the de-jure international recognition of Somaliland has moved above the sphere of the Arab League.

Somaliland’s stability and democracy makes more attractive to the international community than the mayhem and anarchy in Somalia. Furthermore, Somaliland’s stability and democracy puts it above many, many members of the Arab League who are neither stable nor democratic.

It is the intention of Somaliland to join the Arab League as a sovereign nation, just as Somaliland would have liked to join the Arab League on 26th June 1960, if such a body existed then. Perhaps, Somaliland can be a force for a positive influence in the future.

In the meantime, Somaliland will continue to work with our Arab brothers and sisters towards peace, security, economic progress and areas of mutual interest, including Somalia.

With regard to the issue of the “possibility” of de-jure recognition by the Israel, which has ties with Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, Djibouti and other Arab League members, let us be clear, Somaliland has no bi-lateral ties with Israel. Somaliland has not and will not campaign for the de-jure recognition from Israel. But, if Israel decides to issue de-jure recognition to Somaliland, it is unlikely Somaliland will have time to consider the offer because like a tsunami more declaration from other nations will come flooding in.

It is clear, despite the Arab League’s latest futile attempt to breath some life into the tfg, the international community have given up on Somalia, and are looking for a way to offer de-jure recognition to Somaliland. If Israel is the first to do, perhaps it is just what the rest of the world is waiting for.

By Ahmed Kheyre

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