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Hargeisa, Somaliland, September 11, 2004 (SL Times) – Sultan Mahmud Sultan Ahmed Sheikh, one of Somaliland’s main traditional leaders and Mohamed Essa, a livestock merchant better known as Musbaar, have thanked Israel for allowing a 6 year old Somaliland boy to be treated in one of its hospitals.
The child was flown last month to Israel on an EL-AAL Airline’s flight. He underwent a delicate but successful medical operation for correcting malfunctions in the heart and one of his lungs.
The boy was accompanied by his father, Omer Haji
Mahmud, head of Somaliland’s Liaison Office in Addis Ababa and his mother.
They returned from Israel to Addis Ababa on Tuesday.
Sultan Mahmud Ahmed Sheikh and Mr Musbaar said they wanted to convey their
gratitude to the people and government of Israel “for the valuable medical
service provided to one of our children”.
Recalling that Israel was the first state in the world to offer recognition to the young state of Somaliland on independence from Britain in June 26, 1960, Sultan Mahmud and Mr Musbaar said in a joint press statement on Friday, “Somalilanders remain indebted to Israel for taking such a lead in support of our country’s independence from Britain more than 4 decades ago and have high hopes for the establishment of diplomatic ties and normal relations between our two countries in the nearest future”.
The two Somalilanders also appealed to Israel for provision of medical
treatment for complicated health cases concerning Somaliland children as
well as support for the development of the livestock, fishery and farming
sectors.
The Sultan and Musbaar thanked Israel’s Ambassador in Ethiopia for “his
kindness and help without which the treatment of the Somaliland boy in
Israel wouldn’t have been possible”.
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