Thursday, May 23, 2013

Ethiopia Will Defend Somaliland

Detail of Hailemariam Desalegn portrait/Wikipedia
Speaking before the Ethiopian parliament on 18 May 2013, Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn said "We will spare no expense to defend and protect Somaliland."  The Prime Minister's unusually strong assurances seem to have been covered in most detail in a 19 May report in the Ethiopian Review titled "Breaking News: 'We Will Defend Somaliland,' Ethiopian PM Hailemariam Desalegn."  Tigraionline ran a briefer account of the prime minister's remarks titled "Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn Says We Will Defend Somaliland."