Laurie Ferguson (Reid, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Consumer Affairs) Share this | Hansard source

to move:

That this House notes:

(1)

the historic colonial boundaries and distinct histories of the former British Somaliland and Italian Somaliland;

(2)

the continued lack of democratic processes in Somali and the more recent collapse into fratricidal conflict in Mogadishu with interference by external sources;

(3)

the further collapse of Somalia’s integrity witnessed in Puntland’s separation;

(4)

the clear aspirations for independence by Somaliland‘s 3½ million residents; and

(5)

the efforts of Somaliland to sponsor education, industry and parliamentary democracy, urges Australia to revisit the continued, international non-recognition of Somaliland as a separate entity and to ensure that the continued effective division does not deprive residents of Somaliland of foreign aid in industrial and trade development as well as educational endeavours. (Notice given 30 May 2006.)

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