(somaliland foreign minister Cabdilaahi Maxamed Ducaale )
hadhwanaag 2008-11-22 (Hadhwanaagnews) The government of the Republic of Somaliland is sadden to note how Reuters News Agency Reporter, Jon Boyle, tried to tarnish the name of Somaliland and the clean records of its territorial waters with that of Somalia proper's piracy ridden waters.

The government of the Republic of Somaliland calls upon Reuters News Agents to retract Jon Boyle's assertion, which appears to be riddled with the hallmarks of misinformed parachute journalist, which could further misrepresent the dire problems of Somalia proper to the international community.

The government of the Republic of Somaliland has always been successful in ensuring the safety of its territorial waters and continues to deter any intrusions from the pirates of Somalia proper or any other criminals.

The government of the Republic of Somaliland strongly re-iterates its call to the nations of the Horn of Africa and Gulf countries to come together with the view of planning the best strategy with which to make the Gulf of Aden more saver than it is now. We call upon these nations to work together for the common interest that we all share. It is morally challenging to standby, while few hundred renegades are undermining the stability of the Gulf of Aden.

While the government of the Republic of Somaliland is sadden to note this misleading report, released by the Reuters News Agency, The government of the Republic of Somaliland would also like to make clear to the international community the challenge that Somalia proper faces is further complicated by combination of self- centred journalists, who make living out of the art of yellow journalism; and reckless warlords, honoured and supported by some international institutions, who were entrusted with the peace and stability of this world.

Once again the government of the Republic of Somaliland calls upon Reuters News Agency to retract this misleading article and makes clear to them that Republic of Somaliland has the means and capability with which to ensure the safety its own territorial waters.

Most Cordially,
Mohamed-Aar A Mohamed BSc, MSc, PhD
Somaliland Ambassador at large.
Somaliland Foreign Ministry
Hargeisa
Republic of Somaliland

Somaliland's pride is democracy, peace, stability and economic developments