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Somaliland: Foreign Relations

Asked by Andrew RosindellReform UKForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled Answered 13 January 2026UIN 103708

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions her Department has had with representatives of Somaliland in London in the last 12 months.

Answered by Chris Elmore

The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office regularly engages with the Somali authorities, political parties and civil society, as well as the Somaliland Office in London.

Decisions on Israeli diplomatic recognition are a matter for the Government of Israel. The Foreign Secretary has had no specific discussions with her Israeli counterpart on this subject.

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