The Baghdad Observer

Mogadishu – Somalia has denied that East African countries support proposals for an alternative canal following the closure of the Suez Canal.

A Foreign Ministry statement, published here yesterday, said the Government denied Israeli assertions that plans for an alternative canal had the support of East African countries, which had been hit by the closure of the Suez Canal.

The statement reiterated Somalia’s total support for the Arab countries against Israeli expansion.

The Somali Government wished to make clear that responsibility for the closure of the Suez Canal rested solely on Israeli aggression and occupation of Arab territories, the statement said.