HARGEISA, Somalia Apr 14 - Authorities in Somalia’s breakaway republic of Somaliland responded heatedly Tuesday to a statement issued by the Eritrean Foreign Ministry.
Mr. Abdullahi Mohamed Du’ale, the Somaliland foreign minister, issued a strongly-worded press statement endorsing Somaliland’s separatist agenda and criticizing Eritrea’s role in the world, and particularly in the Horn of Africa region.
“Eritrea is seen as an isolated administration most of the time and Asmara is famous for interfering in other countries’ affairs, like Sudan, Ethiopia, Yemen and most recently Djibouti,� the press statement read from the Somaliland government.
Further, the press release claimed that Somaliland police “captured many suspects trained in Eritrea to bring trouble to peace and security in the [Horn of Africa] region.�
Somaliland, located in northwestern Somalia, unilaterally declared independence from the rest of the country 1991 but has not been recognized internationally.