01-07-2024, 07:08 PM
Open letter to Lord Cameron
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Commonwealth Secretariat
Marlborough House, Pall Mall, St. James's, London, United Kingdom, SW1Y 5HX
Dear Lord Cameron
We read with great interest that the prime minister of Ethiopia has signed the MoU with Somaliland's President Muse Bihi Abdi to open up access to the port of Berbera on the Red Sea.
Speaking at the signing ceremony, Mr Abdi said the agreement included a section stating that Ethiopia would recognise Somaliland as an independent country at some point in the future.
Somaliland's foreign ministry said in a statement later that the "historic agreement ensures Ethiopia's access to the sea for their naval forces, reciprocated by formal recognition of the Republic of Somaliland, marking this as a significant diplomatic milestone for our country".
This progress could generate stability and much needed economic growth in the Horn of Africa.
The Republic of Somaliland has been the most stable part of Somalia and operated as an independent country since 1991 with a current population of nearly 6 million people.
The territory is a distinct continuation of what was the British Protectorate of Somalia.
The United Kingdom owes a moral obligation to support the development and security of what is the largest de facto unrecognised state in the world.
It would be in our country best economic and security interests to support this country by taking steps to recognise it and invite it into membership of the Commonwealth of Nations.
Cllr Steve Radford Leader of The Liberal Party
Allan Steele Liberal Party Defence Spokesperson
Copy to
Commonwealth Secretariat
Marlborough House, Pall Mall, St. James's, London, United Kingdom, SW1Y 5HX
Dear Lord Cameron
We read with great interest that the prime minister of Ethiopia has signed the MoU with Somaliland's President Muse Bihi Abdi to open up access to the port of Berbera on the Red Sea.
Speaking at the signing ceremony, Mr Abdi said the agreement included a section stating that Ethiopia would recognise Somaliland as an independent country at some point in the future.
Somaliland's foreign ministry said in a statement later that the "historic agreement ensures Ethiopia's access to the sea for their naval forces, reciprocated by formal recognition of the Republic of Somaliland, marking this as a significant diplomatic milestone for our country".
This progress could generate stability and much needed economic growth in the Horn of Africa.
The Republic of Somaliland has been the most stable part of Somalia and operated as an independent country since 1991 with a current population of nearly 6 million people.
The territory is a distinct continuation of what was the British Protectorate of Somalia.
The United Kingdom owes a moral obligation to support the development and security of what is the largest de facto unrecognised state in the world.
It would be in our country best economic and security interests to support this country by taking steps to recognise it and invite it into membership of the Commonwealth of Nations.
Cllr Steve Radford Leader of The Liberal Party
Allan Steele Liberal Party Defence Spokesperson