Somalia has accused United States of America of allegedly lying over the ongoing dispute with Kenya over Indian Ocean maritime border, reports Somali's Garowe Online.
International Court of Justice has scheduled June 2020 for hearing of the case launched by Somalia, with Kenya keen to push for negotiations.
Somalia ambassador to Kenya Mohamud Ahmed on Tuesday dismissed claims that US Ambassador to Kenya Kyle McCarter met President Mohamed Farmajo over the dispute.
In a statement, the Somali envoy also accused Kenyan media of spreading fake news, adding that such a meeting never took place.
"We are telling the Somali people that their was no meeting between Somali President Farmajo and my US counterpart in Kenya. We ask the Kenyan media to verify before running news," he said.
The US Ambassador Kyle McCarter on Tuesday said Washington DC has asked Somalia to drop the case from ICJ to allow negotiations between the two nations.
"I’ve been to Mogadishu to speak to the Somalia president. I told him to pull off the court case," he told the Nation.
"I’ve told them [Farmajo and Kenyatta] that the biggest hurdle is defeating al-Shabaab and that is the only way we can tap the gains on the blue economy."
ICJ postponed the case last week for the second time. Initially, it had been scheduled for November this year before Kenya's application.
President Uhuru Kenyatta is rooting for dialogue while Farmajo has often insisted that Somalia is comfortable with court process.