Doha -Lieutenant General Mohammed Berrid, General Inspector of the Royal Armed Forces (far) and commander of the southern zone, which was convened by the US Military management with the US chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Stab, General Charles Brown on Tuesday.
During their exchange, both military chiefs emphasized that the African lion ExerciseSince 2004 in Morocco, “has represented the best illustration for the solidity and depth of the Moroccan-American strategic partnership”.
“Yesterday I spoke to the general inspector of the Royal Moroccan armed forces about security problems in Sahel and Maghreb,” General Brown announced on X Follow the call. “Morocco is one of our oldest allies. In view of the developing security challenges, we will continue to support each other. “
The conversation focused on questions of mutual interest, in particular on regional security and methods, in order to combine the efforts to cope with current regional challenges and threats.
This high -ranking military dialogue takes place in the context of a comprehensive bilateral defense cooperation. Morocco, referred to as major Non-Nato ally In 2004, Africa’s largest buyer of US military equipment, with sales with active government contracts as part of the foreign military sales system reaching $ 8.545 billion.
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The defense partnership has deepened through various channels, including the preservation of Morocco in the amount of 478 million US dollars of devices on the excess program of the Ministry of Defense since 2013.
Since 2012, the United States has also provided military financing of $ 135 million and US $ 32 million for international military education and training since 2006.
The relationship extends to fighting terrorism, with Morocco in 2014 as the first Maghreb country of the anti-isis global coalition.
The North African country is currently acting as co-chair of the coalition’s Africa focus group and has been participating in the Trans-Sahara partnership of fighting terrorism since 2005.
The African Lion Exercise, which the two officers mentioned during their call, has developed into Africa’s greatest military exercise according to the US African command since 2008, with more than twenty countries and NATO forces taking part every year.
These partnerships are projected to further strengthen under President Trump’s second government.
