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Somaliland: Recognition of States

Commons · Question 103707 · Tabled 7 Jan 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 13 Jan 2026

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Asked by Andrew Rosindell

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with her Israeli counterpart on their diplomatic recognition of Somaliland.

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Answered by Chris Elmore, 13 Jan 2026

The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office regularly engages with the Somali authorities, political parties and civil society, as well as the Somaliland Office in London.Decisions on Israeli diplomatic recognition are a matter for the Government of ...