KAIPTC and the Somaliland Representative in Ghana are organising a meeting entitled “Somaliland: A Case for Recognition” for the Parliamentary Select Committee on Foreign Affairs of Ghana on Thursday 14 June 2007.
| KAIPTC/PR/18/07 | KOFI ANNAN INTERNATIONAL |
PRESS RELEASE
(Accra, Ghana) – The Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC) in Teshie and the Somaliland Representative in Ghana are organising a meeting entitled “Somaliland: A Case for Recognition” for the Parliamentary Select Committee on Foreign Affairs of Ghana on Thursday 14 June 2007.
On 18th May 2007, Somaliland marked the 16th anniversary of its independence from Somalia. The declaration of independence was founded on basic requirements of international law which include a permanent population, defined territory, a stable system of government and the capacity to enter into relations with other states.
For sixteen years, Somaliland has built up and projected a reliable domestic political constituency where the United Nations, the African Union and the Transitional Federal Government are struggling to overcome internal divisions and affirm national political influence.
However, Somaliland’s success story in establishing and maintaining a functioning constitutional democracy remains a better-kept secret and denied international recognition. Somaliland is vigorously pursuing its moral, if not legal, case for recognition at the African Union considered quintessential to recognition by the wider international community.
Journalists are invited to the meeting on Thursday, 14 June from 13.30-15:30hrs at Conference Room 3.
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For further information, please contact Angela Odai, Public Information Office, KAIPTC
tel: (+233-21) 718200, ext. 1203, cell: (+233-24) 4536934
Email: angela.odai@kaiptc.org
Source: Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC)
http://www.kaiptc.org/aboutus/news.asp?nav=7&news_id=37
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