Hargeisa (ANN)-The House of Representatives of the Republic of Somaliland has denounced the visit 12 April 2025, by Somalia’s Prime Minister to Las Anod.

They calling it “a blatant interference in and aggression against the sovereignty and statehood of the Republic of Somaliland”. The House fully backed the government’s position and urged immediate action to protect Somaliland’s territorial integrity. Accoding a sharply worded parliamentary resolution issued on April 12, 2025.

The resolution, citing Article 1 and Article 2 of the Somaliland Constitution, the House reaffirmed that the Republic of Somaliland “encompasses the same area as the former British Protectorate of Somaliland” and declared its borders “sacred and inviolable”. The Prime Minister’s entry into Las Anod, which lies within the Sool region of Somaliland, is seen as a direct affront to this constitutional mandate and an escalation that threatens regional peace.

The resolution recommending a complete disengagement from any future negotiations with the Somali administration. “The House recommends that the Government of Somaliland completely withdraw from and refrain from participating in any future negotiations or dialogue with the administration of Somalia,” the resolution states.

The House has also called on President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi ‘Irro’ to urgently convene national institutions, political parties, and intellectuals to “jointly deliberate and find a unified solution” to both the Las Anod crisis and the implications of the Somali Prime Minister’s incursion.