USA REFUSED TO RECOGNIZ SOMALILAND

[beauty_babe]

US Not Moving To Recognize Somaliland


By David Gollust
State Department

17 January 2008

The Bush administration said Thursday the United States is not recognizing Somaliland as an independent country despite a State Department visit earlier this week by the breakaway Somali region's leader, Dahir Rayale Kahin. U.S. officials say they defer to the African Union on the recognition issue. VOA's David Gollust reports from the State Department.

The luncheon meeting Monday between Kahin and Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Jendayi Frazer was the highest-level contact between the parties in several years.


President Dahir Riyale Kahin of Somaliland with Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Jendayi Frazer
But officials here insist it does not portend any early U.S. move to recognize the self-proclaimed independent region of northwestern Somalia, but rather is part of broad U.S. contacts with Somali parties and political figures.

Somaliland declared its independence in 1991 as the rest of Somalia descended into civil conflict. It has enjoyed relative stability and elected governments, though it lacks international recognition.

At a news briefing, State Department Spokesman Sean McCormack said the fact of Monday's meeting does not mean the United States is on the verge of recognizing Somaliland and that U.S. policy on the matter is unchanged.

He said U.S. officials believe it important to have contacts with responsible political figures from all over Somalia, who have an interest in building the country's institutions and taking it to, as he put it, a more hopeful future:

"Certainly Jendayi's [Frazer's] meetings fall solidly within that category, and it's a policy we are going to continue to pursue," said Sean McCormack. "We have interests in fighting terrorism in Somalia as well as in the Horn of Africa. Part of trying to bring about some greater stability in Somalia, writ large, involves working with the political parties, encouraging the political parties and political leaders in Somali to come together."

McCormack said the United States defers to the African Union as the appropriate forum to address the recognition issue.

Recent U.N. Security Council resolutions on Somalia, backed by the United States, reaffirm support for the sovereignty, territorial integrity, political independence and unity of the country.

The United States has had no diplomatic presence in Mogadishu for more than a decade, but supports the U.N.-backed transitional government there. Officials say they engage with Somaliland as a regional administration.

The Somaliland leader also had Washington meetings this week with officials from White House National Security Council, the Defense Department, and the U.S. Agency for International Development.

His late predecessor as Somaliland president, Muhammad Ibrahim Egal, had a similar round of Washington meetings in 1999.

Source: VOA, Jan 18, 2008

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life

[STOP!]

FACK USA WHO THEY TO TELL WHO TO RECOGNIZ?


THE ONLY PERSON TO RECOGNIZ SOMALIALND IS ACDULLAHI YUSUF U EGT ME.

[Executive]

[quote="STOP!"]FACK USA WHO THEY TO TELL WHO TO RECOGNIZ?


THE ONLY PERSON TO RECOGNIZ SOMALIALND IS ACDULLAHI YUSUF U EGT ME.[/quote]




Thatsv why the US cant recognize Somaliland

[STOP!]

SOMALIALND IS PART OF SOMALIA SO WE SOMALIA NEED TO RECONGNIZ THEM FIRST



FACK US

[Mizzy_Xclusive]

Miskiinyaal Wallahi

I Love Da Way Dey Aint All Jumpin In Dis Topic

Yall Actually Beggin People Dat Have No Authority Over Yall " Supposedly"

To Recognize Yall

Give Up

America Said No SO Dat MEANS NO!

[STOP!]

C'MON SOMALILAND DNT GIVE UP ITS NOT THE END OF THE WORLD U STILL HAVE UK ON UR SITE

[Advocatar]

The us doesnt want to look hypocritical that's why,

they cant recognize TFG and Abdullahi Yusuf at the same time

they cant recognize somaliland and not 50 other nations.

etc.....


tough situation........

[beauty_babe]

[quote="Mizzy_Xclusive"]Miskiinyaal Wallahi

I Love Da Way Dey Aint All Jumpin In Dis Topic

Yall Actually Beggin People Dat Have No Authority Over Yall " Supposedly"

To Recognize Yall

Give Up

America Said No SO Dat MEANS NO![/quote]


I GET YOU LOL, WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE HARD CORE "SOMALILANDERS" LOL,
I TINK CAT GOT THEIR TONGUES HAHAHA

[Oxy-]

oh well its life.
as a lander myself ive always wanted unity. but i do believ that the sland people deserve their respect by recognition.
if it aint now, its later, there is no way on hell on earth they will unite at least for many decades so the international community has no option but to accept somaliland.

basically wat am sayin is, its a "NO" 4 now.
future is still bright.

[wStLdNthug]

[quote="Advocatar"]The us doesnt want to look hypocritical that's why,

they cant recognize TFG and Abdullahi Yusuf at the same time

they cant recognize somaliland and not 50 other nations.

etc.....


tough situation........[/quote] ONLY COMMENT WORTH READING---

BARE LOOSERS---

ITS ALWAYS THE SAME ONES HATING----

I WOULD HATE TO BE USE LOT BOI----

STIL--

[Mizzy_Flame]

Looooooooooooool

I smell a HARD REJECTION..?

Is dat 4 u Landers..?

Lmfao...C'mon now u kno u wanna say something...?

Felt like a bxtch slap right across there dumb faces

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXCNBjJYKFc

[LiQaaye_TDH]

African Union has to Recognise Somaliland first, thats what they are trying to say, all we need is One African Fufu nation to Recognise us then thats it......

[Mizzy_Flame]

N our African Fufu Nation Will NEVER Recognize u.

At da end of day we have a fukkin nation

WAT THE FUK do you HAVE..?


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[Muktaaar]

we will continue with our lives

stop hating qaldans u faqash bastards