Morocco and Israel will be able to restore their regular air links within 2 to 3 months, announced on Wednesday the Minister of Tourism, Handicrafts, Air Transport and Social Economy, Nadia Fettah Alaoui.
Two weeks after the restoration of diplomatic relations between Morocco and Israel, King Mohammed VI spoke with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu , according to a statement from the Royal Cabinet.
Total annoyance within the PJD. Between managing its bases not really favorable to normalization with Israel and the visit of the American-Israeli delegation that it is required to manage as head of the executive, the PJD is in ambiguity.
Morocco plans to open a liaison office in Israel within two weeks. The statement was made on Tuesday by the Moroccan Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nasser Bourita .
More than 10 days after the respective historic declarations of the President of the United States and King Mohammed VI regarding the resumption of relations between Morocco and Israel, a joint declaration was signed on Tuesday, December 22, 2020, by the two countries and the USA in the presence of King Mohammed VI. Here is the final declaration:
The relaunch of relations between Morocco and Israel is a source of economic opportunities for the two countries. Trade between the kingdom and the Hebrew state, which stood at 30 million euros before the normalization of relations, should now increase with the upcoming opening of a Chamber of Commerce.
King Mohammed VI received, on Tuesday, December 22, in audience a delegation composed of Jared Kushner, senior advisor to outgoing US President Donald Trump, Meir Ben-Shabbat, Israel’s national security advisor and Avrahm Joel Berkowitz, special assistant to the President of the United States of America and special representative for international negotiations. At the end of the meeting, Morocco, the United States and Israel signed a joint declaration.
A few days after President Trump’s recognition of the Moroccanness of the Sahara, an American-Israeli delegation led by special adviser Jared Kushner arrived in the kingdom aboard an El Al airline plane.
The first flight of the Israeli airline El Al lands this Tuesday, December 22, 2020 in Morocco. This comes less than two weeks after the restoration of relations between the two countries.
The first direct flight of the airline El Al Airlines is scheduled for Tuesday, December 22, 2020. This inaugural flight, which follows the normalization of relations between Morocco and Israel, should last 6 hours.
Jared Kushner, senior advisor and son-in-law of outgoing US President Donald Trump, accompanied by Israeli and American delegations, will travel to Morocco on Tuesday, December 22, aboard the first commercial flight from Tel Aviv to Rabat. During this visit, several bilateral agreements will be signed.
The first official contacts have already begun between Morocco and Israel. The two countries are working to set up liaison offices and establish a direct air link.