Bravo! Bravo! Puntland Rejects Turkey's Oil Search in Its Waters!!!
Posted: 27 Oct 2024, 02:25
We are counting - Somaliland + Puntland!! Surely one more state will do the same.
Read this to own disappointment.
Mogadishu (HOL) — Puntland officials have firmly rejected claims by Somalia's Federal Minister of Petroleum, who recently accused the region's leadership of obstructing federal oil exploration initiatives.
Minister of State for Presidential Affairs in Puntland, Abdifitah Mohamed Nur, addressed the allegations in an interview with the BBC, calling them "unfounded and misleading." He emphasized Puntland's pioneering role in Somalia's oil exploration efforts, remarking, "Puntland led Somalia's first oil exploration. It's regrettable that accusations like this keep surfacing, only to be retracted later with apologies."
Abdifitah reiterated Puntland's support for Somalia's economic progress. "Puntland has never stood in the way of Somalia's development. We welcome every united step that promotes self-reliance and advancement for the nation," he stated, downplaying Puntland's absence from recent resource-sharing talks in Mogadishu.