MOGADISHU, Jan 7 (Reuters) – Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud signed a law nullifying an agreement by the breakaway Somaliland region to grant Ethiopia access to the Red Sea in return for recognition as an independent nation, he said late on Saturday. Ethiopia would in return become the first country to recognise Somaliland as an independent nation. “This evening, I signed the law nullifying the illegal MoU between the government of Ethiopia and Somaliland,” Mohamud posted on X, formerly Twitter, late on Saturday. “This law is an illustration of our commitment to safeguard our unity, sovereignty and territorial integrity as per international law.”The Somali president did not specify what the new law says or when parliament passed it. His national security adviser has said Ethiopia would offer Somaliland an unspecified stake in state-owned Ethiopian Airlines in return for giving it access to the Red Sea.
