page_title: Foreign relations of Somaliland
section_title: United Kingdom
hierarchical_section_title: Foreign relations of Somaliland / International Relations / Europe / United Kingdom
caption_attribution_description: English: Somaliland Foreign Minister Hagi Mohamoud with Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen
context_page_description: Foreign relations of the Republic of Somaliland are the responsibility of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Somaliland. The region's self-declaration of independence remains unrecognised by the international community.
  Due to its status, the Republic of Somaliland currently has official contacts with only a few nations, such as Ethiopia, which has signed a strategic and infrastructure agreement, and the United Arab Emirates, which has signed a concession agreement to manage the Port of Berbera. International recognition as a sovereign state remains at the forefront of the government's current foreign policy. Other key priorities include encouraging international aid and foreign direct investment.
  Most multilateral organisations and countries in the international community support the territorial integrity of Somalia and its central government, the Federal Government of Somalia during the ongoing civil war and oppose Somaliland's secession.
context_section_description: In April 2014, the Sheffield City Council in the United Kingdom voted to recognize the right to self-determination of Somaliland, the second British city council to do so, with Bristol being the first. The gesture however was purely ceremonial and carried no legal weight. On 26 March 2015, Cardiff City Council followed suit and later on 18 May 2015, the UK independence Party announced their support for the recognition of Somaliland. This was followed by the Conservative UK government's official opening of a British Office in Hargeisa, the capital of Somaliland. In 2020 the United Kingdom, Denmark and the Netherlands approved four agreements with government of Somaliland to improve critical infrastructure to support economic growth.
caption: Somaliland Foreign Minister Hagi Mohamoud with Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen
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