Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar arrived in Somaliland on Tuesday for an official visit 11 days after Jerusalem recognized the country.

The Somaliland government said that Sa’ar arrived in the capital Hargeisa as part of a “high-level” delegation. It added that senior officials received the Israelis at the airport.

Sa’ar stated that it was a “great privilege to carry out the first official state visit to Somaliland at the invitation of President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi.”