By M.A. Egge
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Dr. Isse Kayd Mohamud have laid the foundation stone of a new building for an embassy of the government of Somaliland in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia.
The land has been donated by the Ethiopian government and would have the construction of the Somaliland embassy building put up.
The Somaliland embassy operates from a rental building.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Somaliland was accompanied by Somaliland’s representative to the African Union Ambassador Abdillahi Mohamed Duale and the representative of Somaliland in charge of the commercial office of the Embassy in Addis Ababa, Yusuf Ahmed Ali.
While speaking about the laying of the foundation stone for this building Minister Issa Keyd pointed out that it was important that Somaliland reciprocate the gesture and similarly donate land to the Ethiopian government to build their embassy on.
He expressed his happiness and elation in seeing to it that at last the government of Somaliland is able to be the sole proprietor of its own embassy.