ISLAMABAD: Somalia on Sunday sought Pakistan’s support in raising its concerns at the United Nations Security Council to safeguard its sovereignty and territorial integrity, as Pakistan denounced any actions aimed at undermining the African country’s sovereignty.
This came during a phone call between Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar and Somalia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdisalam Abdi Ali, Pakistan’s Foreign Office statement said on Sunday.
Pakistan reaffirmed its full support for Somalia’s sovereignty as well as territorial integrity and denounced any actions aimed at undermining it, the statement added.
The Somali Foreign Minister thanked Pakistan for standing by Somalia and its continued and sustained support. He also sought Pakistan’s assistance in raising Somalia’s concerns at the United Nations Security Council.
Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister Senator Muhammad Ishaq Dar @MIshaqDar50 received a call from the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Somalia, H.E. Abdisalam Abdi Ali @AbdiSalamDhaay
The DPM/FM reaffirmed Pakistan’s full support for Somalia’s sovereignty & territorial integrity… pic.twitter.com/9crBm0a1e9
— Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Pakistan (@ForeignOfficePk) December 28, 2025
During the call, Ishaq Dar reiterated Pakistan’s full support for Somalia at the UN and other multilateral fora.
Israel on Friday recognised Somaliland as an “independent and sovereign state” and signed an agreement to establish diplomatic relations, drawing strong reaction and condemnation from the international community.
Pakistan, in a statement, has already denounced Israel’s move to recognise Somaliland as an independent state, emphasising that such actions undermine Somalia’s sovereignty, unity, and territorial integrity.
Somaliland, which declared independence from Somalia in 1991, has for decades pushed for international recognition.
Several other countries condemned Israel’s decision. The African Union (AU) rejected the move and warned that it risked “setting a dangerous precedent with far-reaching implications for peace and stability across the continent”.
Somaliland “remains an integral part” of Somalia, an AU member, said the pan-African body’s head, Mahamoud Ali Youssouf.
The Organisation of Islamic Countries (OIC) and the foreign ministers of its 23 member States on Sunday condemned Israel’s recognition of the Somaliland region of Somalia, underscoring the collective concern of the Islamic world over violations of international law and threats to regional stability.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said the decision was “in the spirit of the Abraham Accords”, referring to a series of agreements brokered by US President Donald Trump in his first term that normalised ties between Israel and several Arab nations.
