Somalia President Decries Ethiopia-Somaliland Port Access Deal as Violation of Law, Risk to Stability
• Somalia's president rejects agreement between Ethiopia and Somaliland giving Ethiopia coastal access, calls it violation of international law • Agreement signed Monday between Ethiopia and Somaliland; Somaliland offered Ethiopia 12.4-mile stretch of coastline to establish marine base • Somalia president concerned Ethiopia presence could give rise to extremism like al-Shabab again • Al-Shabab urges Somalis to unite and defend land and sea against external threats • Agreement unlikely to affect regional stability in short term but could lead to escalation in political and diplomatic posturing by Djibouti, Eritrea in longer term