By: MODUALE
Somaliland government welcomes the opportunity to strengthen partnership with like mandated nations to advance democracy, promote free-market economies and protect this strategic region against enduring threats.
In a statement issued by the Somaliland ministry of foreign affairs supports the planned withdrawal of the 700 U.S troops based in Somalia.
“The united states’ decision to remove its military forces from Somalia sends a strong message that governments in this region must take responsibility for their nation’s security.
During the republic of Somaliland’s three decades as an independent sovereign and democratic nation, our government and people have fulfilled this responsibility.”Said statement
“Our security forces, law enforcement institutions and strong judiciary system have deterred terrorism and piracy from our territory and adjacent waterways, which are an essential transit route for U.S military vessels and the global shipping industry. As the United States revise its approach to the Horn of Africa, the government of Somaliland welcomes the opportunity to strengthen partnerships with like-minded nations to advance democracy, promote free-market economies and protect this strategic region against enduring threats. Statement added
Meanwhile, President Donald Trump has ordered the majority of US troops to leave Somalia “by early 2021,” in just the latest major military policy decision being taken in the final days of the Trump administration.
