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Hargeisa(ANN)- The government of the Republic of Somaliland has responded angrily to the statement from the American Embassy in Mogadishu, which is an insult to the existence and cause of Somaliland’s independence.
The American Ambassador to Mogadishu, Ambassador Larry Andre, posted a statement on his Twitter account and also published it on the American Embassy website on January 13, 2023, discussing the visit of American officials to the port city of Berbera in Somaliland.
The purpose of their visit was to prepare the city of Berbera for the U.S.-led multinational military training exercise Justified Accord scheduled for February 2023, in which the American forces are participating with troops from several countries.
“On January 13, U.S. Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) personnel conducted a site survey visit to the port of Berbera. The visit comes in advance of the U.S.-led multinational military training exercise Justified Accord scheduled for February 2023, the embassy said in its statement.
The US Embassy added that the purpose of the exercise is to, Justified Accord is designed to increase multinational cooperation in crisis response and counterterrorism operations and prepare regional partners for UN and African Union-mandated missions. In addition to the port of Berbera, Justified Accord exercises will take place in Botswana, Djibouti, Kenya, Rwanda, and Uganda with the participation from 20 partner nations, including Somali. But the name of Somaliland is not mentioned in the text
The U.S. military routinely surveys potential operating locations to prepare for contingencies and exercise readiness or adjust force posture as directed, added the embassy in its statement.
However, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Somaliland posted a brief statement on its Twitter account and expressed its concern over the matter, describing it as unacceptable that Larry Andre, the US ambassador to Mogadishu, constantly avoids Somaliland.
“t is unacceptable that Larry Andre, the US ambassador in Mogadishu, continuously avoids referring to Somaliland by its proper name and instead refers to it as a region of Somalia, lumping Berbera with Somalia despite knowing fully well that Somaliland is not a region of Somalia” said in its statement.
Referring to Somaliland as a region of Somalia is an affront to the dignity of our people and our country. Somaliland hosts US Military Missions carrying out their military mandated exercise. (2/3) added
However, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Somaliland posted a brief statement on its Twitter account and expressed it’s “We wonder if Ambassador Andre has an ulterior motive. As has been the practice the Republic of Somaliland is always ready to cooperate with the United States. (3/3)” and described it as unacceptable.
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