The Government of the Republic of Somaliland has strongly condemned recent Iranian strikes targeting #Gulf and #Arab states, describing the attacks as a threat to regional peace and stability, while Somalia’s federal leadership has not issued any public statement regarding the strikes.
In an official statement, Somaliland’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs denounced what it called “unprovoked aggression” against the #UAE, #Qatar, #Kuwait, #Bahrain, #Saudi_Arabia and #Jordan.
“The Government of the Republic of Somaliland condemns in the strongest terms the recent Iranian strikes targeting the United Arab Emirates, the State of Qatar, the State of Kuwait, the Kingdom of Bahrain, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan,” the statement said.
“The Republic of Somaliland stands in full solidarity with Arab Gulf countries and rejects this unprovoked aggression, which threatens regional peace and stability.”
Officials in Somaliland said stability in the Gulf region is directly linked to security and economic interests in the Red Sea and Horn of Africa, particularly given long-standing trade, diaspora and investment ties.
By contrast, Somalia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Presidency had not issued any condemnation of the Iranian strikes as of Saturday evening. The absence of a statement comes despite the Gulf states being among Somalia’s largest financial backers over the past three decades, providing humanitarian aid, budgetary support, infrastructure investment and security assistance.
