Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is meeting Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi in Jerusalem, as the latter continues his first official visit to Israel. The two were preceded earlier by a meeting between the president and Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is meeting Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi at this hour in Jerusalem, according to the Prime Minister's Office. Earlier today, the visiting president met Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar.
The meeting continues a week of high-level diplomatic engagement between Israel and the self-declared republic in the Horn of Africa. As The Zioneer reported Sunday, President Isaac Herzog hosted Abdullahi earlier in the visit and attended the opening of the Somaliland embassy in Jerusalem, where Abdullahi said he brought 'the blessings of six million Muslims.' Sa'ar disclosed last week that a secret October meeting with the previous president, Muse Bihi Abdi, had laid the groundwork for the current rapprochement.
Abdullahi's visit marks a further step in Israel's efforts to deepen ties with the breakaway region, which has sought international recognition since declaring independence from Somalia in 1991. The talks with Netanyahu are expected to focus on bilateral cooperation, security matters, and the broader regional realignment following the Abraham Accords.
No details of the Netanyahu-Abdullahi meeting have been released yet.
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