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Although Somaliland has applied to join the Commonwealth under observer status, its application is still pending. [16] Somaliland meets criteria set by Montevideo convention , as media sources state lobbying in the USA of diplomatic recognition of Somaliland as a independent country.
[109] [110] [111] Taiwan and Somaliland have mutual representative offices in each other's countries, similarly to how Taiwan conducts relations with other countries that do not recognize it. [ 112 ] [ 113 ] On 1 January 2024, Ethiopia and Somaliland signed a memorandum of understanding giving Ethiopia access to the Red Sea via the port of ...
The Order in Council explicitly stated that "Somaliland shall become an independent country on the 26 day of June, 1960" and that British protection over Somaliland would lapse on the same date. The introduction to the constitution defined Somaliland's territory as being all the territory of the British Somaliland Protectorate. [5]
While Somaliland has close links with the UK as a former part of the empire, the only country which recognises it is Ethiopia which signed a deal for access to the sea at the port city of Berbera.
The dominant customary international law standard of statehood is the declarative theory of statehood, which was codified by the Montevideo Convention of 1933. The Convention defines the state as a person of international law if it "possess[es] the following qualifications: (a) a permanent population; (b) a defined territory; (c) government; and (d) a capacity to enter into relations with the ...
While Somaliland claims independent statehood and therefore "split up" the "old" Somalia, Puntland works for the re-establishment of a united but federal Somali state. [216] Somaliland forces took control of the town of Las Qorey in eastern Sanaag on 10 July 2008, along with positions 5 km (3 mi) east of the town. The defence forces completed ...
the state of somaliland was independent from 26 June to 1 July 1960. Thirty-five states recognized Somaliland. The U.S. secretary of state, Christian Herter, sent a congratulatory. message, and the United Kingdom signed several bilateral agreements with Somaliland in Hargeisa on June 26, 1960. David H. Shinn. Hadraa 19:37, 25 March 2015 (UTC)
President of Somaliland, Muse Bihi Abdi visited the United States on March 14, 2022, marking the first time a leader of either country made a formal visit to the respective nations. Both Abdi and Foreign Minister Essa Kayd met with members of Congress and Biden administration officials.