Somalia: Arab League Condemns Somaliland’s Jerusalem Embassy Plan
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Staff Reporter GAROWE ONLINE
- Posted On 21-05-2026, 01:54PM
MOGADISHU, Somalia — The term-ended Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit held a telephone conversation to discuss the shifting geopolitical landscape in the Horn of Africa, raising alarms over Israeli influence in the region, officials said.
The discussions centered on regional stability and a coordinated response to a controversial move by the breakaway region of Somaliland, which reportedly plans to open a diplomatic mission in Jerusalem. Both leaders strongly condemned the plan, viewing it as a direct threat to Arab and regional consensus.
Gamal Roshdy, spokesperson for the Arab League Secretary-General, stated that the two leaders underscored the critical importance of maintaining peace and stability in the Horn of Africa.
"The discussions emphasized the absolute necessity of safeguarding Somalia's sovereignty, stability, and territorial integrity, while firmly rejecting any attempts to undermine its independence," Roshdy said in a statement.
The pan-Arab bloc reiterated its unwavering solidarity with Mogadishu, vowing to support Somalia against external pressures or challenges threatening its national unity following the reported Israeli diplomatic overtures toward the self-declared state of Somaliland.
Somaliland, which unilaterally declared independence from Somalia in 1991, has long sought international recognition, a move fiercely opposed by the central government in Mogadishu.
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