Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi and his wife laid a wreath at the grave of Theodor Herzl in Jerusalem, according to Israeli media. The gesture comes during his ongoing visit, which included the opening of the Somaliland embassy in Israel on Monday.
Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi and his wife laid a wreath at the grave of Zionist visionary Theodor Herzl on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem, Israeli media reported on Tuesday. The ceremony is part of the president's state visit to Israel, which began with the formal opening of the Somaliland embassy on Monday evening — a historic step establishing full diplomatic relations between Israel and the breakaway Horn of Africa republic.
As The Zioneer reported earlier Tuesday, the embassy opening and presidential visit mark the first such diplomatic mission by Somaliland, which declared independence from Somalia in 1991 but has not received widespread international recognition. Monday's ceremony was hosted by Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar.
The wreath-laying at Herzl's grave, a standard honor for visiting dignitaries, underscores the symbolic weight of the visit. No further details on the president's schedule have been reported.
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