There is no Israeli military presence in Somaliland and no talks for Israel to open a base there, Somaliland’s Defence Minister Mohamed Yusef Ali told Reuters on Wednesday.
Speaking on the sidelines of a business conference in Tel Aviv, he said Israel was training Somaliland’s military and police
He called reports that Israel was in negotiations to establish a military base in Somaliland “rumours”.
Israel recognised Somaliland as an independent state last December, a move Somalia rejected and termed a “deliberate attack” on its sovereignty.
–Reuters–
