Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his counterpart in Somaliland on the announcement on 21 November 2017 of the provisional results of the Presidential election in Somaliland.
The UK has been an active member of a group of international donors supporting Somaliland's National Election Commission to plan, prepare and deliver presidential elections. Throughout the process, our officials have engaged with Somaliland counterparts to reiterate the importance of free and fair elections as well as our commitment to working with any new and legitimate president for the benefit of all the people of Somaliland.
Our Ambassador in Somalia met the President-elect on 24 November and released a video statement congratulating the President-elect on 21 November (https://twitter.com/DConcar/status/932995880831127554). The UK was also signatory to an international statement regarding the results released on 21 November (https://eeas.europa.eu/delegations/somalia/35955/somaliland-election-statement-international-partners_en).