How Cyprus’s Foreign Ministry got Somalia to correct its slip

Cyprus’s Foreign Ministry acted to head off diplomatic fallout after the new speaker of Somalia’s parliament referred to the Turkish Cypriot administration’s assembly speaker as head of the “TRNC” parliament. The slip prompted Somalia to issue a statement reaffirming its position on Cyprus. Turkey holds near-total influence over Somalia at every level. The Turkish Cypriot […]

By Andreas Bimbishis