🇺🇸🏳️⚡️ — Republican Senator Ted Cruz held a “productive meeting” with Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi in Washington on Friday, where the two discussed strengthening ties between Washington and Somaliland.

Cruz described Somaliland as a reliable U.S. partner in counterterrorism and protecting shipping around the Horn of Africa and reiterated his support for formal U.S. recognition of Somaliland’s sovereignty.