A foreign minister promised North Korea diplomatic recognition without cabinet approval

Evidence

A large parliamentary delegation remained in Mogadishu for weeks to put pressure on the minister of Foreign Affairs. He gave in to North Korean pressure and told Hussen that he had promised them recognition after the election. — Abdi Ismail Samatar, Africa’s First Democrats, 912

Categorization

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