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Hassan Sheikh: Somaliland is part of Somalia, we don't support secessionMOGADISHU, Somalia - Somaliland's quest to push for international recognition suffered yet another blow on Friday, with President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud standing his ground while maintaining that the region remains part of Somalia, a country which has been struggling with instability for three decades. The Somaliland state declared self-independence from Somalia in 1991 and has been smoothly running a parallel government in Hargeisa, with a functional executive, legislature, judiciary and even a Central Bank. "Somaliland is a part of Somalia,we don't agree with secession idea, we don't want to bring you back by force, we want peace. In the same way, you have to deal with the people of LasAnod who want the unity of the country, "said Hassan Sheikh Mohamud during his Friday prayer speech. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has been calling for an amicable solution to the current conflict, which was triggered by the assassination of a youthful politician from Las Anod.