The United Nations Security Council will convene an emergency session on Monday to discuss Israel’s recognition of Somaliland, with members slated to condemn the move.

Israel announced the step on Friday, days before Somalia is slated to take over the presidency of the Security Council. In the announcement, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the recognition was “in the spirit of the Abraham Accords,” and that the countries would cooperate in “economic fields, on agriculture, [and] in the fields of social development.”

The decision was met with anger from several regional powers, which accused Israel of undermining the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Somalia — the country from which Somaliland broke away in 1991. Israel is now the only UN member state to recognize Somaliland’s independence.

Israel’s Ambassador to the UN Danny Danon said in a statement Saturday that “Israel will act responsibly and we will continue to cooperate with partners who contribute to regional stability.”

The European Union joined the chorus of condemnations of Israel’s move.

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