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In a historic transfer, King Mohammed VI of Morocco has invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to Morocco after the Jewish state acknowledged Moroccan sovereignty over the disputed territory of Western Sahara. Israel’s choice, in Morocco’s opinion, is a choice “with a imaginative and prescient of the longer term”, in accordance with a message of thanks printed on Wednesday, July 19.
“We invite you to go to Morocco, on the dates that finest swimsuit us mutually, which can be outlined by diplomatic channels,” the Cherifian sovereign wrote in his message. This assembly “will open new potentialities for bilateral relations between Morocco and Israel,” he stated.
According to a press release from Benjamin Netanyahu’s workplace, Israel’s National Security Adviser Tzahi Hanegbi and Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita “tonight determined to collectively set a date within the close to future” for this go to.
Following the invitation, National Security Council Director Tzachi Hanegbi and Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita agreed this night to coordinate on a date within the close to future for Prime Minister Netanyahu’s first go to to Morocco.
— Prime Minister of Israel (@IsraeliPM) July 19, 2023
The query of Western Sahara is “the nationwide reason for the dominion and the precedence of its international coverage”, underlines Mohammed VI in his message, hailing an “essential choice (which is) truthful and with a imaginative and prescient of the longer term”. “It is a part of the irreversible worldwide dynamic that impacts many international locations (…) to favor a definitive political answer to this anachronistic regional downside, based mostly on the Moroccan initiative to present autonomy to the Sahara area inside the framework of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Kingdom”.
On July 17, Israel acknowledged Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara in a choice that’s supported by the Abraham Accords promoted by former US President Donald Trump and which present US President Joe Biden has endorsed.
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