26 August 2012: Somaliland Diaspora Groups issue a Press Release and an “August 2012 Statement” about Somaliland and Somalia’s new constitution and gov’t. The gist of the message is: “We
are ..., yet again saddened by the fact that Somalians are still busy
crafting constitutions and governments that claim to include Somaliland,
when it is clear to everyone that since 1991, Somalilanders have not
only established peace, but have adopted, a long time ago, their own
Constitution and have their own democratically elected president and
parliament. Whilst we hope that Somalians achieve the peace and
stability that has evaded them so far, we urge them and the
international community to accept and respect the irreversible decision
of the Somaliland people to re-gain their sovereignty in May 1991. We
state unequivocally once again, ‘We have our own constitution and
elected representatives, good luck with yours’.”
The Press Release: [English-pdf] [Somali-pdf]
The August 2012 Statement: [English-pdf] [Somali-pdf]
