Somalia condemns Israeli Foreign Minister’s visit to Hargeisa as “serious violation”

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Somalia condemns Israeli Foreign Minister’s visit to Hargeisa as “serious violation”  The Somali Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation on Monday condemned, “in the strongest terms,” the unauthorized incursion of the Israeli Minister of Foreign Affairs into Hargeisa, describing the visit as a “serious violation” of Somalia’s territorial sovereignty.  READ MORE : http://www.africanews.com/2026/01/06/somalia-condemns-israeli-foreign-ministers-visit-to-hargeisa-as-serious-violation  Subscribe on our Dailymotion channel and receive all the latest news from the continent.    Africanews is available in English and French.  Website : www.africanews.com  Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/africanews.channel/  Twitter : https://twitter.com/africanews

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00:00A serious violation of Somalia's territorial sovereignty.

00:05That's how the country's foreign ministry has condemned the visit of Israeli foreign minister Gideon Tsar to Hergesa,

00:13his first official trip since Israel recognized the sovereignty of Somaliland.

00:18Somalia denounced what it called unacceptable interference in the internal affairs of a United Nations member state,

00:24warning that the move violates the UN Charter, the African Union's founding act, and international norms governing relations between sovereign states.

00:33During the visit, Tsar met with Somaliland President Abdirahim Mohamed Abdelahi, holding a joint press conference at the presidential palace.

00:43The visit comes amid growing regional opposition, with the African Union convening an emergency ministerial meeting to address Israel's decision.

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