Hargeysa, Somaliland, February 4, 2012 (SL Times) – The United Kingdom’s deputy ambassador to Ethiopia, Mr Chris Allan arrived in Somaliland for the second time in three weeks. In addition to meeting with government officials, this time, he also met with opposition politicians Faysal Ali Warabe and Ali Waran Adde.
The visit seems to have something to do with the United Kingdom’s efforts to persuade Somaliland to attend the London conference. Somaliland has a policy of not attending conferences on Somalia , in order not to give the impression that it is part of Somalia, and, also, so it would not be dragged to Somalia’s chaos. But Somaliland also values its historic relations with the United Kingdom which has organized the conference. The invitation to the conference has brought these two considerations into conflict.




 

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