The federal government of Somalia has today sent a high-level delegation to the Netherlands, specifically to The Hague, to submit the case file currently before the International Court of Justice (ICJ).
The delegation will be led by Deputy Prime Minister Mahdi Mohamed Guled, and will be joined by ministers, the attorney general and diplomats involved in the Somalia-Kenya maritime dispute.
Mahdi Mohamed Guled and his entourage will provide the ICJ with documents showing the ownership of the water between the two countries.
Lawyers for both sides are also scheduled to take part in a video conference due to the recurrence of the Coronavirus epidemic in many countries. Ongoing maritime proceedings are underway, with Kenya repeatedly trying to delay the case, but the ICJ has rejected it.
However, the trial is set to begin on Monday, March 15, 19 2021 with the Somali and Kenyan governments having foreign lawyers as well as senior lawyers representing both sides.