Former US Vice President Mike Pence is scheduled to visit Israel and Morocco in early March to strengthen cooperation on the Abraham Accords, reports Jewish Insider.
Pence is scheduled to travel to Morocco after first visiting Israel for a two-day trip on March 7.
Pence is visiting Israel to “accept an honorary doctoral degree from Ariel University,” according to Tom Rose, a close confidant and senior advisor to Pence, the same source reports.
Rose disclosed that the itinerary has yet to be finalized, but that Pence had expressed his desire to meet with Israeli Prime Minister, Naftali Bennett, Foreign Minister Yair Lapid, President Isaac Herzog and former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
“He wants to go back and make new acquaintances,” Rose said in reference to Pence, Jewish Insider reports.
Morocco, along with several other countries, signed an agreement to re-establish relations with Israel in December 2020 through the US-brokered Abraham Accords.
The Moroccan government announced a rapprochement with Israel in December 2020. A key element of the deal was that the Trump administration would recognize Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara.
As a result, the two countries have pledged to strengthen ties in a variety of areas, including technology, military, education, and trade, among others.
As part of the agreement, Morocco and Israel are expected to announce a new trade agreement that will further strengthen economic ties.
Orna Barbivai, Israeli economy minister, is scheduled to travel to Morocco on February 20. Her itinerary includes several stops across the Moroccan cities of Rabat, Casablanca, and Marrakech, where she is planning to meet with senior officials and Israeli businesses in the textile and agricultural sectors.
Minister Barbivai said, “Morocco is very important for Israel diplomatically, economically, and culturally,” she stated, adding, “I am going there to lay the necessary economic infrastructure for productive bilateral trade, aiming to contribute to the economic well-being and growth of both countries.”
Israeli Economy and Industry Ministry Foreign Trade Administration Director Ohad Cohen also said, “Since the establishment of relations between both countries, we have held a series of talks with our Moroccan government counterparts.”
“We have identified the great potential for bilateral commercial cooperation in different fields, including digital health and medical equipment, water technology, agriculture, cyber and fintech, food security, green energy, air travel, food technology, smart transportation, and more,” he specified.
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