President Donald Trump said Friday he is not ready to embrace Israel’s recognition of Somaliland’s independence, saying the matter remains “under study” and that he will review the issue ahead of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to Florida on Monday.
Israel earlier Friday became the first country to formally recognize Somaliland’s independence from Somalia, a decision Netanyahu hailed as historic and tied to expanded cooperation under the Abraham Accords framework.
“I’ll communicate to President Trump your willingness and desire to join the Abraham Accords,” Netanyahu told Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi during a video call announcing the diplomatic breakthrough.
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