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Land of Somalia refuses to join Mogadishu government
The foreign minister of so-called "Land of Somalia republic" said that the split district will not think of joining once again to Somalia because of the conflict among the warlords, the plight of the country which is situated in the African horn. Idna Aden Ismael explained in Addis Ababa that any person "who is not insane will not accept to join a state divided by conflicts and extremism."
| Y'know, she does have a point there... |
She added that the warlords in southern Somalia "are concerned with protecting their own personal interests by supporting terrorism and do not care to serve the interests of the people of Somalia." Idna made these statements upon her visit to Ethiopia within a delegation led by the President of the "Land of Somalia" Zaher Reyali Kaheen in order to discuss bilateral relations with the Ethiopian prime minister Meles Zenawi. Idna said that one of the most important topics to be discussed with the Ethiopian government in addition to establishing diplomatic relations between the two countries is "Barbara passage" which Ethiopia wants to use for imports and exports and the promotion of trade and economic relations and enhancing of security and customs on the border between the two countries. The so-called "Land of Somalia republic" got independent in 1991. It is not recognized by any country and a relatively stable area, where multilateral elections were held earlier this year, while other parts of Somalia were exposed to destruction at the hand of the warlords.
| This might be referring to Puntland, which is de-facto independent, I think. Or it might be another little piece of Somalia that fell off. |
Posted by: Fred Pruitt 2003-08-08 |
