Somaliland President Says Ties With Taiwan “Bonded by Shared Democratic Values and Freedoms”

The president of the self-declared state of Somaliland, Muse Bihi Abdi, published a short video statement on Wednesday following the opening of a new representative office in Taiwan.

President Abdi acknowledged that the Horn of Africa with its close proximity to the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Aden is increasingly becoming a “focal point of international interest” and will serve Taiwan well as it seeks to engage markets in those regions. 

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