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European Parliament MEPs must address Somaliland's independence claim

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European Parliament MEPs must address Somaliland's independence claim

Postby Ozaki » Thu Nov 17, 2016 6:24 am

The European Parliament should be ashamed of its failure to consider Somaliland's claim to be recognised as an independent state, a high level hearing heard today.

Chaired by Conservative Development spokesman Nirj Deva MEP and featuring H.E Saad Ali Shire, Foreign Minister of Somaliland, the conference examined the political and legal case for recognition of Somaliland independence.
The eminent international human rights advocate, the Rt Hon. Sir Desmond De Silva QC, told today's conference in the European Parliament in Brussels: “Piracy, extremism and rampant crime have seen Somalia facing international sanctions; sanctions which have been universally levied to include a Somaliland far removed in nature and governance from the crimes they have been punished for.

"So long as they remain even nominally attached to Somalia, 3.5 million people will continue to suffer the consequences of actions in which they took no part. Where is the justice in that? This is a country that has met every condition of good governance. Yet, if we do not act now, we risk allowing another country in Africa to slip into being a failed state.”
Mr Deva concluded: “How can we commend in one moment the worthiness of Somaliland, a nation that has, as a functioning reality, been independent for more than 25 years; an island of stability in one of the most troubled regions of the globe, and yet, when the time comes for sentiment to give way to action, the European Union is nowhere to be found?

We must find ourselves committed to passing a resolution through the European Parliament, demanding the international community’s attention and recommending that this case be sent to the International Court of Justice.

“We cannot wait for the Commission to act. It must be our responsibility to end the perverse limbo state of independence without recognition. This must be solved, not through politics, but with the law.”
http://conservativeeurope.com/news/meps ... ence-claim

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Re: European Parliament MEPs must address Somaliland's independence claim

Postby PanSomaliNationalist » Thu Nov 17, 2016 6:41 am

as long as the xamar administration is UN puppet you will have no chance of independence

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Re: European Parliament MEPs must address Somaliland's independence claim

Postby Ozaki » Thu Nov 17, 2016 6:43 am

One of Somaliland's advocates in that meeting was Sir Desmond Lorenz de Silva QC, he is a prominent lawyer, and a former United Nations Chief War Crimes Prosecutor :)

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Re: European Parliament MEPs must address Somaliland's independence claim

Postby Futurist » Thu Nov 17, 2016 10:35 am

This is a pointless waste of time and just shows how imcompetent the SL leadership is.

The EU parliament doesnt have the power to recognise countries. Only member states can do that.

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Re: European Parliament MEPs must address Somaliland's independence claim

Postby GalliumerianSlayer » Thu Nov 17, 2016 11:48 am

More Somali memberstates in the UN would be a good thing for the Somali people, just let SL go already.
If the Mj's want to leave, then they should have claimed independence back in 1998. To be honest, it would be a good relief for southeners if they were to leave Somalia aswell.


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