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Currently, Russian-Somali relations are at a very low level, with Russia having sent humanitarian aid to Somalia several times. [7] In May 2010, Somalia warned that relations with Russia may be harmed over the MV Moscow University hijacking , after which Somalia's government demanded an apology from the Russian government. [ 8 ]
Ethiopia, while being rejected by Somalia due to signing a Memorandum of Understanding with the unrecognized state of Somaliland, has still been hoping to be part of the new mission, [11] With Ethiopia’s defense minister Aisha Mohammed saying that her country is more than willing to continue to assist Somalia to stabilize. [12]
Foreign relations of the Republic of Somaliland are the responsibility of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Somaliland. [1] The region's self-declaration of independence (from Somalia on 18 May 1991, after the start of ongoing Somali Civil War ) remains unrecognised by the international community .
Italian Somaliland then came under British administration until 1949, when it became a United Nations trusteeship, the Trust Territory of Somalia, under Italian administration. On July 1, 1960, the Trust Territory of Somalia united as scheduled with the briefly extant State of Somaliland (the former British Somaliland) to form the Somali Republic.
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Somaliland is situated in the northwest of recognised Somalia. It lies between 08°N and 11°30'N, and between 42°30'E and 49°00'E. [40] It is bordered by Djibouti to the west, Ethiopia to the south, and Somalia to the east. Somaliland has an 850 kilometres (528 mi) coastline with the majority lying along the Gulf of Aden.
On February 7, the international community (France, Russia, United Kingdom, United States, etc.) demanded immediate relief from the violence in Las Anod. [41] The Somaliland government declared a ceasefire on February 10. [40] OCHA reported that 185,000 people were displaced from the suburbs of Las Anod due to the fighting. [41]
Merging British and Italian Somaliland caused significant controversy. The distribution of power between the two regions and among the major clans in both areas was a bone of contention. In December 1961, a group of British-trained northern non-commissioned officers in Hargeisa revolted after southern officers took command of their units. [ 33 ]