Israel Establishes Defense Cooperation with Morocco... First with an Arab Country
[Asia Economy Reporter Kwon Jae-hee] Israel has decided to cooperate with Morocco in the defense sector, becoming the first Arab country to do so, local media reported on the 24th (local time).
Benny Gantz, Israel's Minister of Defense, who made his first official visit to Rabat, the capital of Morocco, signed a memorandum of understanding for defense cooperation with Abdelatif Loudiyi, Morocco's Minister of Defense, on the same day.
This is the first time Israel has agreed to cooperate with an Arab country across the entire defense sector, including security cooperation, intelligence exchange, and arms trade.
Morocco is one of the Arab countries that normalized relations with Israel during former President Donald Trump's administration, along with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain, through U.S. mediation.
At that time, the U.S. administration promised to recognize Morocco's sovereignty claims over the Western Sahara territory as a condition for improving relations with Israel.
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Minister Gantz emphasized the significance in a statement, saying, "The signing of this memorandum of understanding is very important," adding, "Now we can exchange ideas and export Israeli weapons there."
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