Somali government responds to Kenya’s ICJ call
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Somalia’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Bilal Mohamed Osman has said that the Kenyan government should have no interest in deteriorating relations with Somalia.
The state minister said the Somali government is working to improve relations between the two countries. But, he made it clear that if Kenya refuses to do so, Somalia will be defending its seas.
“I believe that the people and the government of Kenya know that they have no interest in the deterioration of relations between the two countries, we will work for the betterment of relations between the two countries, but if they reject it, it is the responsibility of the Somali Government to protect its people, its country, its religion and its waters,” said Somalia’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Bilal Mohamed Osman.
The statement came as the Kenyan government opposed the decision of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) rule on the maritime case with Somalia.
The Kenyan government says it has joined the UK and USA, which have previously rejected court rulings from the International Court of Justice (ICJ).
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has called on the international community to work with Somalia to reach a side agreement on maritime issues, a plan that the Somali people have fully rejected in unity.
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