Modgadishu canceled the Ethiopia-Somaliland agreement

Last week, the Ethiopian government reached an agreement with the authorities of the region known as Somaliland, which wants to secede from Somalia, that in exchange for recognizing the region, a 20-kilometer passage was allocated for Ethiopia’s access to the Red Sea for 50 years. and Ethiopia will establish a military base there.

The tribes of 5 states in northern Somalia declared independence in 1991 and the region under their rule It was called Somaliland (Somali land), but no country in the world has recognized Somaliland, and it is only recognized as an autonomous region of Somalia at the international level.

“Hassan Sheikh Mahmoud”, the president of Somalia, signed the law canceling the agreement of the Ethiopian government with Somaliland in the presence of the Speaker of the National Assembly and the Speaker of the Senate.

The National Assembly of Somalia considered the Ethiopian government’s agreement with the Somaliland authorities to be a clear violation of Somalia’s national sovereignty and territorial unity and voted to annul the said agreement by passing a legal article. This legal article was approved by the Senate of Somalia, and the president of this country signed it into law.

President of Somalia at the ceremony The signing of the law to cancel the agreement between Ethiopia and Somaliland said: This law is the official position of the Federal Republic of Somalia and is a strong message to all those who want to loot the property of the Somali people by land, sea and air.

Sheikh Mahmoud, appreciating the role of the Somali legislature in defending the independence and territorial integrity of this country, asked the people and officials of Somalia to consider negotiable political issues from the important issues in the country’s destiny while maintaining unity. affect, separate.

According to Somali New newspaper, “Abdol Ghani Mahmoud Ati” the Minister of Defense of Somaliland protested the agreement of this region with Ethiopia He resigned from his position.

He stated in a television interview: Ethiopia does not only want access to the Red Sea and Berber port, but He wants to gain control over our land.

Mahmoud Ati clarified: President Musa Bihi (Somaliland region) did not consult before signing the said agreement. He didn’t do it with his cabinet ministers and we heard about it through the media after signing this agreement.

This retired minister of Somaliland wants to confront the project. Ethiopia leased a sea area to build a military base and said: The Ethiopian government is looking to own this area, not rent it.

Ethiopia’s agreement with The authorities of Somaliland have created a social political divide in this region, so that during the last week we saw demonstrations in different cities of Somaliland against this agreement. The participants in this demonstration supported the positions of the Mogadishu government in maintaining the territorial unity of Somalia. Before this, the Somali government sent its ambassador to Addis Ababa because What he called a violation of Somalia’s sovereignty by Ethiopia. In the center of this country, 100 members of this terrorist group were killed and a number of their military vehicles were also destroyed. It is Al-Qaeda that announced its presence in Somalia since 2004 and has disturbed the stability and security of this country by carrying out its operations.

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