Israel canceled a summit to mark the two-year anniversary of the Abraham accords deal with four Arab states, following concerns about the event’s proximity to the upcoming election.
“It is with great sadness that we are forced to postpone the conference marking the second anniversary of the Abraham Accords because of electoral imperatives, and in order not to involve our partners in the electoral campaign”, said the Minister of Regional Cooperation, Esawi Frej.
Israel’s general elections are set for November and are likely to see the Likud Party, led by former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu make a comeback.
In September 2021, Israel held a virtual summit which saw the presence of the Israeli foreign minister Yaer Lapid, the Moroccan foreign minister Nasser Bourita, the Emirati Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Anwar Gargash, and Ambassador of Bahrain to the United States Sheikh Abdullah bin Rashid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa to commemorate the first year of Abraham accords.
Morocco, nearly a year ago, reopened its liaison office in Israel, after twenty years of closure, according to the tripartite agreement to restore Moroccan-Israeli diplomatic relations.
It is unclear if plans set for the summit which included the elevate Morocco’s liaison office in Tel Aviv to the rank of the embassy are still in place.
Rabat had previously announced that it was planning to open an embassy in Israel this summer.
Israel aims to expand cooperation on matters ranging from military, politics, investment, agriculture, tourism, energy, and more, with several Israeli officials visiting Morocco in order to reach agreements in different sectors.
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