Police Commissioner Kobi Shabtai arrived on Monday in Morocco for a five-day visit, becoming the first Israeli police chief to visit the country, reported The Times of Israel.
The police chief is set to hold talks with senior police and security officials in Rabat in order to improve ties in this sector between both countries, amid increasingly warming relations.
“The Moroccan police commissioner and senior officials will discuss strengthening operational, intelligence, and investigative cooperation to strengthen the relationship between the countries and the police,” according to the same source.
Shabtai will be accompanied by the head of police intelligence and the head of the Israel Police Foreign Affairs Unit, added the same source.
Shabtai ‘s visit follows one by the army chief last month, who met with the Moroccan Inspector General of the Royal Armed Forces, Commander of the Southern Military Region, General Farouq Belkheir in Rabat.
The previous three-day visit aimed to further develop relations between the two countries and included discussions on arms deals between the two partner countries.
Israel also took part in the 2022 African Lion military exercise held in Morocco, announced the Defense Ministry on Twitter.
“Officials from the IMoD and the IDF participated in the international military exercise in Morocco for the first time this past week: African Lion 2022, led by AFRICOM and the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces,” said the Ministry in a tweet.
“Israel’s participation in the exercise is an additional step in strengthening security relations between the countries,” wrote the Defense Ministry in another tweet.
“The security and defense ties between Israel and Morocco are part of a wide range of connections in the fields of economy, culture, education, and more,” said Israel’s Ministry in the same tweet.
Both countries reached agreements in different sectors, including a MoU in the defense military field, as ties between the two countries deepen following the signing of the trilateral agreement involving the US in 2020.
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