it s good for the ethiopian people and good to have diversity. it also opens the deal for somaliland, diversity. it also opens the dealfor somaliland, as diversity. it also opens the deal for somaliland, as you mentioned earlier, of recognition. so it s a real win win and it respects reality. that s the most important thing, not emotional theories. i5 important thing, not emotional theories. ., ., ., theories. is somaliland in a osition theories. is somaliland in a position to theories. is somaliland in a position to do theories. is somaliland in a position to do what - theories. is somaliland in a position to do what it s - theories. is somaliland in a i position to do what it s doing to giving a way that c access to giving a way that c access to ethiopia and get a stake in ethiopian airlines in exchange, as well? , , ethiopian airlines in exchange, aswell? , , as well? yes, it s based in law. as well? yes, it s based in lava going as well? yes, it s based in law. going back
majority of the people living in somaliland have never lived in somaliland have never lived in somalia. there is no way anyone has any idea of how to get them tojoin. anyone has any idea of how to get them to join. why not? they have direct elections, the last election in somalia was before you or i was born, so why do these people want to be back in a field state? it ll never happen. a field state? it ll never happen- a field state? it ll never ha en, . . , , a field state? it ll never ha en. ., ., , , ., happen. somalia views this as a breach of their happen. somalia views this as a breach of their territorial - breach of their territorial sovereignty. breach of their territorial sovereignty. breach of their territorial sovereiun . ., sovereignty. but aside from the le . al sovereignty. but aside from the legal claims. sovereignty. but aside from the legal claims, which sovereignty. but aside from the legal claims, which i sovereignty. but aside from the legal claims, whi
rebels could this deal, those concerns about any kind of conflict impact that situation? i would flip that on its head. actually when all the years when there was piracy in somalia, they all came from somalia. no piracy came out of somaliland. without international recognition, somaliland kept its 500 mile coastline pirate free. in fact, destabilising to somaliland and not giving it a pathway to inclusion in the international community is the surest way to get a houthi like instability on the other side of the gulf. just briefly, do you expect that more countries will follow ethiopia s lead here and recognising officially somaliland? recognising officially somaliland ? i recognising officially somaliland?- recognising officially somaliland? ~ somaliland? i think the devil will be in somaliland? i think the devil will be in the somaliland? i think the devil will be in the details - somaliland? i think the devil will be in the details in - somaliland? i think the devil| will be in
interests of regional peace and security. ethiopia says the new agreement with somaliland is beneficial to both parties, but has been ambiguous on formally recognising the breakaway region as independent. meanwhile east africa s trade block is concerned over the ramifications of the deal. to discuss all this, i m joined now by the former us special envoy for the region and atlantic council, distinguished fellow jay peter from. thanks for joining fellow jay peter from. thanks forjoining us on bbc news. there are lots of different angles to this, so if you want to go through them one by one, if we start by ethiopia, ethiopia s president has secured direct access to the scene for the landlocked country in exchange to become the first country to recognise somaliland. is that a deal for ethiopia? somaliland. is that a deal for ethioia? , somaliland. is that a deal for ethioia? v . somaliland. is that a deal for ethiopia? somaliland. is that a deal for ethioia? , ., ., ., ethiopia? it s
the law makes performing an abortion a felony punishable by up to five years in prison. justices say they expect to hear oral arguments in the case in april and issue a ruling by the end ofjune. protests continued on friday in somalia s capital in response to a recent deal between nearby ethiopia and somaliland. the map grants ethiopia at 20 km, 12 miles, of access to somaliland s coast. somalia says the deal has no legal force and called it a violation of its national sovereignty. somaliland declared its independence from somalia in 1991 and has long sought international recognition. at the new deal with landlocked ethiopia risks undermining 2018 agreement it has with somalia and eritrea. that 2018joint declaration states that each country territorial integrity is to be respected in the