Somali Foreign Minister said Maritime Sea dispute Kenya, Somalia No Negotiation




Mogadishu -Somalia’s foreign affairs minister, H E Ahmed Issa Awad, said there was no negotiation between the Somali Federal government and the Kenya on the eve of the International Criminal Court (ICC) trial. Mr Awad has confirmed that there is no formal contact between Kenya and Somalia that the Hegue Tribunal is to settle the dispute over the Maritime Sea dispute.

“The trial of the common sea of ​​Kenya, it is us International Court of Hegue, I assure you that, There has been no change in Kenya, and we respect our neighbors, “said Mr. Awad. Somali foreign affairs minister responds to Kenya’s foreign minister Mrs Monica Juma, who said this week that there were negotiations with Somali leaders on the controversy over the sea.



Last February, Kenya lost its bid to stop a case filed by Somalia over a maritime dispute from going to a full hearing at the International Court of Justice. At stake is the potentially lucrative narrow triangular stretch of 100,000 square kilometres of offshore territory believed to contain large oil and gas deposits. The court has asked Somalia to submit a reply and Kenya to submit a rejoinder fixing June 18, 2018, and December 18, 2018, as the deadline for the filing the written pleadings.