Somaliland Requests That The UN Recognizes Somaliland’s Territorial Waters

Hargeisa, Somaliland, February 13, 2017 – In a letter to the UN Secretary-General signed by President Sillanyo on Saturday, February 11, 2017, the Government of Somaliland asserts its sovereign rights under international law and announces a new 24-nautical mile Contiguous Zone in addition to the 12-mile Territorial Sea and a 200-mile Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). Continue reading “Somaliland Requests That The UN Recognizes Somaliland’s Territorial Waters”