The Moroccan Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nasser Bourita, will meet with his Arab, American and Israeli counterparts this Sunday and Monday in Israel.
Israel is hosting the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, as well as the FMs of the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Morocco, in “a historic summit” bringing together Abraham Accords signatories, according to reports from Israeli.
Prior to this announcement, the US state department said Blinken will arrive in Morocco on Monday, March 28, to meet with government officials as well as the United Arab Emirates’ Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
Blinken’s meeting with the UAE crown prince “comes amid several weeks of heightened tensions between the two countries relating to differences concerning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Iran and conditions on arms sales,” reports Haaretz.
Blinken is also expected to visit Algeria and the West Bank this week, according to a State Department announcement on Thursday.
In Israel, he is scheduled to meet with Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, Foreign Minister, and Alternate Prime Minister Yair Lapid, Defense Minister Benny Gantz and President Isaac Herzog.
According to Israeli media, the four senior diplomats are arriving at the invitation of Foreign Minister Yair Lapid.
Since normalizing ties with Israel, many officials from the Hebrew state have made official visits to Morocco, namely FM Yair Lapid and Economy and Industry Minister, Orna Barbivai, in addition to a multitude of business and diplomatic delegations.
Bourita’s visit to Israel this weekend will constitute the first official Moroccan visit to Israel since the normalization of ties.
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