Doha – Morocco’s Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita led strategic discussions with the US security advisor Mike Waltz on Tuesday in Washington. The diplomatic visit with high inserts drives the strategic alliance between the two countries.
The conversations between Bourita and Waltz focused About the multi -dimensional strategic partnership between Morocco and the United States as well as regional questions of mutual interest. The meeting is preceded by Bourita’s planned talks with the US Secretary of State Marco Rubio later.
The diplomatic journey marks Bourita’s first personal engagement with high-ranking US officials since Trump’s January back to the White House. The timing crystallizes from the western Sahara discussions of the UN Security Council, which were set for April 14.
The visit strengthens the dynamics of Bourita and Rubios January 27th Telephone exchange. During this call, both diplomats emphasized “the importance of the strategic partnership between the two nations in the service of regional and international peace and security”.
Rubio has attached its stance to the territorial sovereignty of Morocco. During his hearing in January, he said: “If you look west to Africa, there are real opportunities, not only in terms of fighting terrorism, but also economic development.”
He explained: “In the north in Morocco, we see considerable progress thanks to the agreements.”
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Foreign Minister dubbed About the recognition of Morocco’s sovereignty over America about western Sahara during his hearing in the Senate. This position Galvanized Trump’s 2020 proclamation, which supports Moroccan territorial integrity.
This recognition was reinforced by the January of the CIA update His official map to show Western Sahara as an integral part of Morocco. The intelligence agency expressly states on its website that “the United States recognized sovereignty over the entire western Sahara in 2020”.
The US representative house catapulted Bilateral relationships with resolution 251.
Morocco orders recognition as the first diplomatic ally of America who recognized the independence of the United States in 1777.
The US MOROCCO partnership comprises several sectors and drives bilateral trade from $ 1.34 billion to $ 5.44 billion in 2018 by the free trade agreement.
Morocco is the only African nation to secure such a trading pact with the United States, which in 2024 appears as a 46th largest export market in America.
The partnership increases through extensive military cooperation. Common African lion exercises since 2007 Anchor Defense Collaboration.
Initiatives for fighting terrorism with nuclear non -widening and operations to combat illegal weapons trade. Both nations use their alliance to strengthen the regional security architecture and to promote global peace initiatives under the leadership of King Mohammed VI.
