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NEW YORK, Dec 30 (KUNA) -- The Arab Group at the UN expressed late Monday its refusal and utter condemnation of the Israeli occupation's step to recognize the so-called "Somaliland", saying that the procedure was illegitimate and one-sided.
Delivering the Group's statement during a UN session on Somalia, Acting Charge d'affaires at the Kuwaiti Permanent Mission in the UN Headquarters in New York, Minister Plenipotentiary Faisal Al-Enezi, said that the region northwest of Somalia was an integral part of the country, noting that any recognition of "Somaliland" threatened regional and international peace and security.
The Israeli occupation's recognition was a stark violation of the unity of Somalia, international laws and norms, and the UN Charter, he asserted.
He accused the Israeli occupation of trying to change the geopolitical landscape in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden regions, which would affect security as well as commercial and international navigation.
He reaffirmed the Arab Group's stance with Somalia's legitimacy and right to defend its lands according to Article 51 of the UN Charter, which affirms the inherent right of a UN member to self-defense if it suffers aggression against its lands.
Al-Enezi also expressed the Arab Group's refusal of any attempts to displace or forcibly expel the Palestinian people from their lands by using Somali soil to implement this nefarious Israeli occupation plan.
He called on the UN Secretary Council to take responsibility and hold the Israeli occupation responsible for this action violating Somalia unity and threatening regional and international stability. (end)
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