Sir .The Times report by Mr Martin Fletcher of 6 February 2013 about the visit to Britain by the Somalia ( not The Republic of Somaliland ) President , Mr Mohamud , , gives your readers a misconception concerning the two separate countries of The Republic of Somaliland and the Federation of Somalia .

Somaliland has been a successful democracy since 18 May 1991 ; consequently she has not attracted the media in the past 22 years .

Somalia has had pirates , chaotic misrule , and famine due to neglect of any government ,ever since independence in 1960 . The public are badly misinformed when these two countries are mistakenly considered as one country .

The Horn of Africa and The YEMEN will become a more stable region once de jure Sovereignty is re-recognized for The Republic of Somaliland. At independence from Britain on 26 June 1960 The Republic of Somaliland had her own seat at The United Nations Organisation General Assembly , with the full approval of all five permanent Member Countries of The Security Council .

Mr Matthew Parris made this point of the two separate countries ( Somaliland and Somalia ) plain in your columns on 16 August 2012

Toby Kenyon