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Somalia hawa hawa na maugaidi yao wanataka kuanzisha vita na Ethiopia kisa hao Ethiopia wamedhamiria kutumia bandari ya Somaliland..............
Somalia vowed on Tuesday to defend its territory by "any legal means" and recalled its ambassador to Ethiopia after Addis Ababa struck a controversial deal with the breakaway region of Somaliland.
Mogadishu branded Monday's surprise pact that gives Ethiopia long-sought access to the Red Sea a "clear violation" of its sovereignty and appealed to the international community to stand by its side.
The Addis Ababa deal was announced only days after Somalia's central government had agreed to resume dialogue with the separatist northern region after years of stalemate.
Somaliland has been seeking full statehood since claiming independence from Somalia in 1991, a move fiercely opposed by Mogadishu and not recognised internationally.
The "historic" memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed by Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and Somaliland leader Muse Bihi Abdi gives Ethiopia access to the Red Sea port of Berbera and a military base.
"Somaliland is part of Somalia under the Somali constitution so Somalia finds this step to be a clear violation against its sovereignty and unity," the Somali cabinet said in a statement.
Somalia vowed on Tuesday to defend its territory by "any legal means" and recalled its ambassador to Ethiopia after Addis Ababa struck a controversial deal with the breakaway region of Somaliland.
Mogadishu branded Monday's surprise pact that gives Ethiopia long-sought access to the Red Sea a "clear violation" of its sovereignty and appealed to the international community to stand by its side.
The Addis Ababa deal was announced only days after Somalia's central government had agreed to resume dialogue with the separatist northern region after years of stalemate.
Somaliland has been seeking full statehood since claiming independence from Somalia in 1991, a move fiercely opposed by Mogadishu and not recognised internationally.
The "historic" memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed by Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and Somaliland leader Muse Bihi Abdi gives Ethiopia access to the Red Sea port of Berbera and a military base.
"Somaliland is part of Somalia under the Somali constitution so Somalia finds this step to be a clear violation against its sovereignty and unity," the Somali cabinet said in a statement.
Somaliland deal: Somalia vows to defend sovereignty, recalls envoy to Addis
Mogadishu warns Ethiopia over port deal with breakaway Somaliland.
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