Statement by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Somaliland in response to the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s revised travel advice for Somaliland

The Government of the Republic of Somaliland takes its responsibility to protect foreign nationals living and working in the country very seriously. International organizations, multinational businesses and other foreign entities have been operating securely in Somaliland for many years, thanks to the resources we have invested in our security institutions, and the willingness of the general public to cooperate with the Government in defeating security threats from terrorists. We do everything in our power to ensure that the Somaliland security forces are employed to the fullest extent in protecting the public, including foreign nationals living here.

The Somaliland government is investigating thoroughly the specific concerns underlying the change in the travel advice which the UK’s Foreign & Commonwealth Office issued on 27 January. So far our efforts have failed to uncover any evidence to substantiate the information contained in the revised advice.We will continue to investigate until we are fully satisfied that the issue has been addressed.  We also have an ongoing dialogue and collaboration with our international partners in this regard, and reiterate our appreciation of the support that Somaliland receives on security matters.

Somaliland has been cooperating with the UK and other foreign governments on many security-related issues for some time now.   We have received support for the training of the security forces, as well as on the investigation of specific threats. Somaliland has not only been successful in maintaining its record as a bastion of peace and stability in a volatile region, but has also been a reliable partner to the international community in the prevention of spillover from the instability in the Horn of Africa. We will continue to work with domestic and international partners to ensure a satisfactory resolution to this matter.

Mohamed A Omar

Minister of Foreign Affairs

Republic of Somaliland

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  1. HAHAHAHAH

    Reoublic of somaliland????

    The british called u part of Somalia u idiot!!

    Manshallah i hope more destruction comes 😀

      • Neither does he deserve to call him self muslim. Using Allahs name and wishing destruction to muslim ppl. How sick or evil are you?

        • Neither you young lady. You support an oppressive two- sub-clan of Is@@q that holds hostage the rest of Is@@q's and other non Is@@q's. Clearly you haven't looked yourself at the mirror.

          • truth1

            Is this what your darood kinsmen have resorted to now, praying for distraction on issaqs (to jesus).

            I will go to garowe and spread islam, No somali will worship jesus in my presence.

            I will close down the 19 churches in boosaso and proceed on to cleanse GAALkacarayo

          • You don't live in the western world judging by your vocabularly, you are in a rundown intercafe in Dubai pretending to be living the west. I thought i told that i don't stop.

  2. ruth1

    Is this what your darood kinsmen have resorted to now, praying for distraction on issaqs (to jesus).

    I will go to garowe and spread islam, No somali will worship jesus in my presence.

    I will close down the 19 churches in boosaso and proceed on to cleanse GAALkacarayo
    Report

    • LOOL sounds like a good plan kaboon. Keep up the wonderful work against those Christians D-block faqash boys

  4. ALL THE REASON WHY SOMALILAND WILL NEVER BE RECOGNISE AS COUNTRY

    1) A WARLORD PRESIDENT AND MURDERER
    2) ONE TRIBE GOVERNEMENT (ISSAQ)
    3) THERE IS NO JUSTICE
    4) THERE IS NO DEMOCRACY
    5) CORROPTION
    6) ALL THE INTERNATION FUNDING GOES TO THE ISSAQ LAND
    7) HIPOCRITE ISSAQ GORVERNMENT
    8) NO UNITY BETWEEN THE SOMALILAND TRIBES
    9) ONE SELFISH ISAAQ AND HIS OWN PEOPLE GORVERNEMENT
    10) THERE IS NO POWERSHARING
    11) SOMALI HATES
    12) LACK OF HONESTY
    13) WESTERN LOVES (WHAT HAPPEN NOW)
    14) LACK OF DEEN (FORGOT ABOUT THE HEREAFTER)
    15) DISOBYE THE QURAN
    16) ALSHABAB SUPPORTERS (ISSAQ GOVERNEMENT)

    HOPE YOU ALLAH SHOWS YOU THE BATH OF DEEN ISLAM INCHA ALLAH.

    LETS VOTE

    WHO AGRRED WITH ME
    WHO DOESNT AGREED WITH ME

  5. first its stupid to insult one another be it using clan identity or otherwise.we are all somalis we raise and fall together .but one thing is now abundantly clear and that is things won't be the same.it appears that western powers are now out to implement what has always been the official policy line which is the unity of somalia.let us face it there is no security threat up to the extent described in the british govt announcement.but the bottom line is britain along with the other powers are now determined to reconstitute somalia,therefore this is warning shot across the bar to the leaders of somaliland to grasp the situation.and this only a tiny step of the tools in their disposal that they can use to enforce their desires. the question is now, can somaliland,poor,unrecognised tiny state withstand such pressure ? the answer if we are honest is emphatically no ,so why not use our intelligence wisely and explore other options? or do we behave like a horse and blindly absorb the improvised lies of mohamed abdilahi omar?but for how long?.

  6. Since the UK government cannot and would not identify any specific threats to westerners who live and work in Somaliland, one may conclude that there may be far more sinster issues to this declaration. Remember folks, all of today's global problems from Argentina to Hong Kong and everywhere in between has been created by the same so-called British empire, which is now relegated to nothing more than a failing former industrial giant that basically used the raw materials it pillaged from its former colonies.I am almost certain that there are underpinnings to this declaration and the leaders of Somaliland should simply ignore it.

        • Kentucky Fried Chicken you darods are pathetic yourselfs your named after a fast food joint. Somaliland is not for sale and Somaliland is not joining somalia again never, Somaliland is here to stay. God Bless Somaliland. Your the pathetic one you found lanague quite funny.