Mogadishu, Jan. 6 -- Somalia on Tuesday condemned a visit by Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar to Somaliland, a breakaway region of Somalia, more than a week after Israel unilaterally recognized it as an independent state.
The Somali Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation said in a statement that the visit constitutes a serious violation of Somalia's sovereignty and territorial integrity.
"Somalia calls upon Israel to immediately cease all actions that undermine Somalia's sovereignty, unity, and territorial integrity, and to fully respect its obligations under international law," the ministry said.
The statement was issued a few hours after Saar landed in Somaliland's Hargeisa city.
The ministry said that any offic...