Doha -Morocco’s ambassador in the USA, Youssef Amrani, met on Monday evening with Timothy A. Lenderking, Senior Bureau officer for Middle East matters at the US Foreign Ministry in Washington.
The discussions focused on strengthening bilateral cooperation and the management of regional challenges, strengthening the centuries -old partnership between Rabat and Washington, which began when Morocco recognized the independence of the United States in 1777.
“Productive bilateral meet today between Nea SBO Lenderking and Moroccan ambassador Amrani @Youamrani. Recognize our strong cooperation on regional questions and the commitment to common goals ”, the US State Department posted On X.
This diplomatic commitment takes place shortly after that of President Donald Trump Appointment by Richard Duke Buchan III. As a new US ambassador in Morocco.
At the announcement, Trump claimed that Buchan would “play a crucial role if we strengthen peace, freedom and prosperity for both countries”. Buchan has significant diplomatic experience after working as a US ambassador in Spain and Andorra from 2017 to 2021.
Early this month estimated The military partnership during the delivery of AH-64-Apache helicopters to Morocco, which means: “African armies watch and take examples of them” while the management of the Morocco praised in regional security.
Morocco was one of the very first countries with which Washington returned to the White House after Trump’s second return. Just one week after the conservative leader of Nasser Bourita was taken kept Talks with the newly appointed US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
During their discussion, both officials reaffirmed their commitment to “recording regional and global peace and global security under the leadership of King Mohammed VI”.
Morocco expects several important developments from the second Trump administration, especially with regard to the western Sahara dispute. A primary expectation is that Trump will keep his 2020 promise to open a US consulate in Dakhla.
While the first Trump government established a virtual presence position for western Sahara, which was managed by the US message in Rabat, a physical consulate does not yet have to come about.
The relationship has a significant economic impact, whereby the USA Morocco’s free trade agreement is running bilateral trade to $ 5.44 billion in 2018 and, according to data from the US message of $ 1.34 billion in 2006.
In his congratulations from Trump after the 2024 elections, King Mohammed VI. call back The recognition of the sovereignty of Morocco about the western Sahara 2020 reflected that “the true depth of the special, longstanding relationship, which is the promise of even greater cooperation and a wider strategic partnership”.
The monarch also recognized “a number of increasingly complex regional and global challenges”, with which both nations were confronted.
The bidges administration had maintained a steady middle ground in Western Sahara, neither the recognition of Trump neither a further implementation nor vice versa.
With the return of Trump to the office, Morocco is looking forward to the possible progress of several fronts, including increased American official visits to Western Sahara, as well as the inclusion of the territory in the military exercises of the African lion and the opportunity to keep the strategic dialogue of the US Morockan dialogue in the region.
