Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 103707

Somaliland: Recognition of States

Tabled: 7 January 2026
Answered: 13 January 2026

Question

Andrew Rosindell

Reform UKRomford

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with her Israeli counterpart on their diplomatic recognition of Somaliland.

Answer

Chris Elmore
The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office regularly engages with the Somali authorities, political parties and civil society, as well as the Somaliland Office in London.Decisions on Israeli diplomatic recognition are a matter for the Government of ...

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