Hargeisa (Hornpost) office of The Presidency of Somaliland has issued a statement from a delegation from the United States led by the Commander-in-Chief of the United States Forces in Africa (AFRICOM), General Michael Langley and the United States Ambassador to Somalia and Somaliland, Richard Riley, who had a meeting with President Irro at the same time as visited Berbera Port as one of the American warships flying from the port of Berbera was brought while they were in Berbera, read here the press release of the Presidency detailing the visit of this delegation.
Press release
“The Government of the Republic of Somaliland is honored to host a high-level delegation from the United States of America on a working visit to the Republic of Somaliland (18.06.2025) to strengthen security and defense cooperation between the two governments.
The delegation was led by Ambassador Richard Riley, and included the Commander-in-Chief of the United States Forces in Africa (AFRICOM), General Michael Langley, senior officers of the United States Army and senior diplomats.
The two sides discussed practical issues that are of particular importance to the two countries, especially the strengthening of security and defense cooperation. The visit of the US delegation to the Republic of Somaliland shows Somaliland’s commitment to strengthening defense, security, trade, and cooperation between the two sides.
In the same way, the government of Somaliland greatly welcomes the visit of the delegation from the United States to the strategic coastal city of Berbera, to assess the quality of the infrastructure necessary to strengthen the security and defense capacity, as the United States government committed to maintaining stability in the region.
The government of the Republic of Somaliland is very grateful for the interest of the United States Government and its commitment to peace and stability in the Horn of Africa region.
The Republic of Somaliland insists on continuing and strengthening cooperation and cooperation between the two sides”
Analysis:
The United States is eager to establish a military base in the strategic port city of Berbera, which is warming the area during the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union.
The United States considers Berbera an important place for the military base in Djibouti to be handed over to it, which has affected its base in China, which is their only base in Africa.
The Republic of Somaliland wanted to replace the military base in Berbera with the United States government led by President Trump for international recognition, which was part of the election program prepared by heritage, which stated that President Trump will recognize Somaliland.
In general, the Horn of Africa region, which is a region with a lot of conflicts, is experiencing major changes as part of the changes taking place in the Middle East region.
On the other hand, the Ethiopian government is also working hard to find a military base on the shores of the Red Sea. At the beginning of 2024, Somaliland signed an agreement to reach the Red Sea and replace Somaliland with international recognition that it has been seeking for a long time the agreement, which the Somali government fought against and the relationship between Ethiopia deteriorated until the Turkish government mediated and signed an agreement between the two sides, Somalia argues that Somaliland’s territory is in Somalia, even though Somaliland was an independent country from Somalia for 34 years of self-governing and having its own Army, Flag, passport and currency.
Hornpost staff reporter
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