Somaliland Says It Will Open an Embassy in Jerusalem, Israel to Reciprocate

Somaliland, a breakaway region of Somalia, will set up an embassy in Jerusalem soon, its ambassador said on Tuesday, after Israel became the first country to formally recognise the self-declared republic.



In turn, Israel is expected to set up an embassy in Somaliland's capital Hargeisa, Ambassador Mohamed Hagi said in a post on X.



Israel recognised Somaliland as an independent and sovereign state in December, a move Somalia rejected and termed a "deliberate attack" on its sovereignty.



Somaliland has enjoyed effective autonomy - and relative peace and stability - since 1991, when Somalia descended into civil war, but the breakaway region had until December failed to receive recognition from any other country.