{"id":9255,"date":"2023-09-25T14:59:45","date_gmt":"2023-09-25T14:59:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/qiraatafrican.com\/en\/?p=9255"},"modified":"2023-09-25T14:59:45","modified_gmt":"2023-09-25T14:59:45","slug":"somaliland-rejects-ugandas-museveni-offer-to-mediate-unification-talks-with-somalia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/qiraatafrican.com\/en\/9255\/somaliland-rejects-ugandas-museveni-offer-to-mediate-unification-talks-with-somalia\/","title":{"rendered":"Somaliland rejects Uganda&#8217;s Museveni offer to mediate unification talks with Somalia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The breakaway region of Somaliland said it has no plans to discuss unity with Somalia, in an apparent rejection of Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni&#8217;s offer to mediate reunification talks between the two entities.<\/p>\n<p>A statement by the Somaliland&#8217;s foreign affairs ministry said Hargeisa would only agree to talks with Mogadishu if the agenda the future of both entities as separate states.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAny dialogue that transpires between Somaliland and Somalia will not discuss unification, but rather how the two previously united countries can move forward separately,\u201d Somaliland\u2019s government said in a statement late on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Somaliland\u2019s government declared autonomy from Somalia in 1991 but has not gained international <a href=\"https:\/\/qiraatafrican.com\/en\/2457\/us-dismissed-somalilands-latest-bid-for-recognition\/\">recognition<\/a> for independence.<\/p>\n<p>Museveni&#8217;s offer followed a meeting in Uganda with an envoy of Somaliland&#8217;s president. 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