The Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P) in Morocco and Ben Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) in Israel have announced the signing of a partnership around scientific research projects and sustainable programs in the fields of agriculture, water, energy and ecological restoration, for the benefit of students and professors of the two universities.
The liaison office of the State of Israel was inaugurated on Thursday in Rabat by the Israeli Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yair Lapid, who is currently visiting Morocco.
On the occasion of the visit to Morocco of the Israeli Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yair Lapid, the US State Department "warmly congratulated" on Wednesday Morocco and Israel, "two close partners" of the United States .
As part of the first visit by the Israeli Foreign Minister to Morocco , seven months after the normalization of relations, Morocco and Israel signed three cooperation agreements on Wednesday in Rabat.
Yair Lapid, Israeli Minister of Foreign Affairs, met on Wednesday, August 11 in Rabat with his Moroccan counterpart Nasser Bourita as part of a two-day visit. The latter affirms that there are promising prospects for cooperation between the two countries.
Army General James McConville, Chief of Staff of the United States Army, is working to implement the roadmap signed between Rabat and Washington as part of defense cooperation. He was on an official visit to Morocco last week.
Announced in 2016, the Nigeria-Morocco gas pipeline will be the longest in Africa and should serve Morocco and Spain. Despite the difficulties, this project is progressing and will be delivered as soon as possible, in accordance with the will of King Mohammed VI and his counterpart Muhammadu Buhari.
General James C. McConville, the 40th Chief of Staff of the US Army, met in Rabat with Moroccan Defense officials. Facing Abdellatif Loudiyi, Minister Delegate to the Head of Government in charge of National Defense Administration, and General Abdelfattah Louarak, Inspector General of the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces (FAR), the American military reaffirmed the importance his country attaches to the US-Moroccan strategic partnership.
Morocco is going through tense times with Europe. Since last week, it has been accused of having spied using the Israeli software Pegasus on the phones of French President Emmanuel Macron as well as those of several personalities. The kingdom has already fallen out with Germany on the Sahara issue and with Spain after the reception of Brahim Ghali.
Diplomatic negotiations are underway for the rapid restoration of relations between Spain and Morocco. The Spanish authorities are actively working on a complete review of cooperation with Rabat, particularly with regard to the thorny issue of Ceuta and Melilla.
The PP spokeswoman in Congress, Valentina Martinez, has asked the government of Pedro Sanchez to restore relations with Morocco, a "strategic" neighboring country in terms of security and the fight against immigration, as soon as possible.
The Popular Party (PP) accused on Wednesday the President of the Spanish Government, Pedro Sanchez, of being "the sole responsible" for the crisis opened with Morocco after the entry into Spain of Brahim Ghali , the leader of the Polisario Front.