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Somaliland Welcomes Trump’s “Totally Different Country” Remark: “No External Position Will Change the Democratic Will of Our People”
Somaliland’s foreign minister welcomed President Trump’s Oct. 12 description of Somaliland as “a totally different country,” saying “Somaliland is a sovereign, self-governing nation.” Washington still does not recognize it. What the remarks mean and what has not changed.