Mogadishu (PP Information Desk) — The Somalia map displayed on the welcoming ceremony for the Turkish oil exploration ship at Mogadishu Port yesterday created surprising controversy. The map that described the Somaliland administration as “self-declared republic of Somaliland”. President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and his Prime Minister, Hamze Barre, had been at Mogadishu Port to welcome the Turkish oil exploration ship.
At present, the Petroleum Minister Abdirisak Mohamed assured folks of Hirshabelle State that their areas weren’t excluded within the petroleum exploration zone. “The map was ready earlier than Hiiraan and Center Shabelle merged to kind Hirshabelle State” he stated.
The Deputy Minister for Petroleum Mohamed Hashi Arabey stated the corporate that had organised the occasion “ used an inappropriate map for the occasion”. President of Puntland State of Somalia Mentioned Abdullahi Deni in a speech to Puntland Parliament immediately took difficulty with the map that marked out territories in Puntland as “disputed territories”.
The Federal Authorities of Somalia moved quick to rectify the cartographic error that appeared to convey the message that Somalia has damaged up into two nations.
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