The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Somali government, Ahmed Macalin Fiqi, condemned the statement published by the UK ambassador to Somalia, which made Somalia and Somaliland two countries.
The minister said that the UK ambassador’s statement is unacceptable and an open attack on the sovereignty and unity of Somalia.
The minister’s statement came after the ambassador used the word Somalia and Somaliland during a recent meeting with the leaders of TheHALOTrust.
The UK Ambassador to Somalia, Mike Nithavrianakis, who was responding to the statement of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Somalia, confirmed the UK’s position on Somalia’s territorial independence, stressing that the UK’s position is still firmly in support of Somalia as one.
Mike said his previous message was about the work of TheHALOTrust which is supported by the UK.