Somalia Rejects Mediation Offer in Maritime Border Row With Kenya allafrica: Kenya
Harare — Somalia has stated that it will not accept mediation in a maritime dispute with Kenya, which was ruled by the International Court of Justice in October 2021, according toAli Mohamed Omar, the state minister for foreign affairs of Somalia, said a committee of MPs that Somalia and Kenya were not currently engaged in negotiations to settle the territorial dispute.
A member of the parliamentary committee brought up the matter on July 22 after hearing that Kenya's President William Ruto had urged his Djiboutian counterpart, Omar Ismael Guelleh, to help broker the deal. Instead, the ministerthat Somalia will abide by the court's decision, which largely re-delineated the sea border between the two nations.
"Regarding the remarks made by Ruto, the maritime dispute was settled by the ICJ and there is no turning point on that. The court verdict favoured Somalia's sovereignty," Omarsaid. The minister went on to dispute the idea that Djibouti would handle the mediation saying there was nothing else to discuss.
"It came as a surprise to us, and I don't think there is any dispute between Kenya and Somalia that Djibouti is involved in resolving. I believe the court ruling is final," the state minister said. Djibouti has not addressed Somalia on this matter yet, according to Somalia, but Mogadishu will reject any such overtures in the future. Neither Kenya nor Djibouti have responded officially to the claims.
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