Sunday 19 / April / 2026
Muscat: The Foreign Ministers of the Sultanate of Oman, the State of Kuwait, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Arab Republic of Egypt, the Federal Republic of Somalia, the Republic of the Sudan, the State of Libya, the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria, the State of Palestine, the Republic of Türkiye, the Republic of Indonesia, the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, the Islamic Republic of Mauritania and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan strongly condemn Israel’s announcement of the appointment of a diplomatic envoy to the so called “Somaliland”, describing it as a blatant violation of the sovereignty of the Federal Republic of Somalia and its unity and territorial integrity.
The Ministers affirm their categorical rejection of all unilateral measures that undermine the unity of states or infringe upon their sovereignty.
They reiterate their firm support for the unity, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Somalia, and their support for the legitimate institutions of the Somali state as the sole representative of the will of the Somali people.
The Ministers also affirm that such actions constitute a clear violation of the principles of international law, the Charter of the United Nations and the Constitutive Act of the African Union. They warn that this represents a dangerous precedent that could undermine stability in the Horn of Africa, with negative repercussions for regional peace and security as a whole.
