Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita and US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken held a telephone conversation on Sunday to review regional and global developments while affirming their continued commitment to further strengthening the bilateral security and economic partnership.
A US State Department statement issued by the body’s spokesman, Matthew Miller, said that Blinken “commended King Mohammed VI’s decisive role in promoting regional peace and his leadership in fostering a secure and prosperous future for Israelis and Palestinians.”
The two ministers talked about “the importance of the Negev Forum,” which was scheduled to take place in March in front of the foreign ministers from the nations that signed the Abraham Accords and the American Secretary of State but was later postponed due to the Israeli attacks in Jerusalem during the last month of Ramadan, according to the same source.
They also stressed the importance of full commitment to the ceasefire reached between Israel and Gaza.
Blinken also referred to “the illegal occupation of Ukraine by Russia, in parallel with the need to promote a solution to the conflict in Syria in accordance with UN Security Council Resolution 2254.”
The official expressed “the United States’ full support to the personal envoy of the UN Secretary-General, Staffan de Mistura, in the UN process on Western Sahara to achieve a lasting political solution.
Following the call, Blinken tweeted saying “I spoke with @MarocDiplomatie’s Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita today. We discussed the ceasefire between Israel and Gaza, strengthening the US-Moroccan bilateral partnership, and efforts to advance regional peace and security.”
The Israeli escalation in Jerusalem during Ramadan of this year, as well as what happened this May between Gaza and Israel, was also discussed in the meeting.
constituted a clear condemnation by he Moroccan Foreign Ministry, according to a source from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation, and Moroccans living abroad who strongly condemned the recent Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip, which resulted in many civilian casualties, in a statement to Hespress AR.
According to the same source, the Kingdom of Morocco, whose King Mohammed VI leads the Jerusalem Committee, reiterates its condemnation of all violations and unilateral steps that would exacerbate the situation and undermine attempts to maintain peace.
He added that the Kingdom confirms that “the approach of dialogue and negotiations is the only way to reach a comprehensive and lasting solution to the Palestinian issue, on the basis of international legitimacy resolutions and the internationally agreed principle of the two-state solution.”
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