{"id":54096,"date":"2025-12-29T18:12:12","date_gmt":"2025-12-29T18:12:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eritrea\/all-news\/eritrea-urges-un-security-council-on-somaliland-dispute"},"modified":"2025-12-29T19:26:24","modified_gmt":"2025-12-29T19:26:24","slug":"eritrea-urges-un-security-council-on-somaliland-dispute","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eritrea\/all-news\/eritrea-urges-un-security-council-on-somaliland-dispute","title":{"rendered":"Eritrea Urges UN Security Council on Somaliland Dispute"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"ap-article-header-tag\"> <strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Eritrea. <\/strong> <\/span>Eritrea on Sunday called for an &#8220;unequivocal&#8221; response from the UN Security Council over Israel&#8217;s recognition of Somaliland, warning that the move could inflame regional and global instability.<\/p>\n<p>The Information Ministry in a statement said the &#8220;ploy&#8221; was not a &#8220;novel secret&#8221; but had been &#8220;brewing&#8221; for some time, and risks provoking &#8220;dangerous regional and global crises and mayhem.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As such, it warrants unequivocal response at the level of the UN Security Council and its members,&#8221; the statement added.<\/p>\n<p>Israel on Friday announced its recognition of Somaliland, prompting criticism from Somalia, several other countries as well as the African Union.<\/p>\n<p>Somaliland broke away from Somalia in 1991, a move neither recognized by Mogadishu nor the international community.<\/p>\n<p>Eritrea and Somalia restored diplomatic relations in 2018 after years of hostility, and have since strengthened cooperation on security and regional integration.<\/p>\n<p>The Security Council is expected to discuss Israel\u2019s recognition of Somaliland in an emergency session on Monday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ap-article-footer-note\">Find more news and analyses on <span class=\"ap-highlight-country\">Eritrea<\/span> on the <span class=\"ap-highlight-brand\">Africa Press<\/span> website<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Eritrea. 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