BigBreak wrote: Tue Mar 20, 2018 11:39 am
a good trade off is that Somalia will become a single country itself with help from SL etc as long as Somalia doesn't delude itself by dreaming of unity with Djibouti or somaliland
bari nugaal and undivided mudug are integral parts of Somalia since before the Italian colonisers arrived hence they shall never separate from Somalia. colonial borders are sacrosanct
kablalax ruling Somalia is a threat to Somalia itself as well as its neighbours such as Somaliland
The PL administration is waging war against SL and have done so for many years, they are using 3 fronts.
1. destabilizing SL from within using clan federalism which is why you have states like Awdal, Saxil, SSC, Makhiir, Khatumo etc operating within SL and outside in the diaspora.
2. directly claiming Sool and Sanaag as part of PL which they have attempted to annex several times.
3. Using their influence in Mogadishu as well as in the IC to block SL foreign policy, investments and recognition seeking.
When you are asking us to recognize SL as an independent state, we simply cannot at the moment as you have already stated, Federalism has already made that impossible,but we are dealing with that at the moment. but from your corner, you must fulfill certain criteria.
1. Stop neglecting Eastern Somaliland both politically and economically.
2. Secure the borders and deal with enemy state PL directly by invasion.
3. Normalize relations with Mogadishu by ending the toxic attitude of the civil war era.
Recognizing SL goes against our core madhab of Somaliweyn, but we are happy to do things that will benefit Ethno Somalis and our interest, as we know today SL has an administration that we are willing to work with, hence why Farmaajo is pro-negotiations when he could have just as easily avoided it in his term, this shows you he is interested in further developing ties and cooperation.