Israel and Morocco have agreed to mutually open embassies, the Israeli foreign ministry announced Wednesday evening.
The Israeli foreign ministry announced Wednesday evening that Israel and Morocco have agreed to mutually open embassies. The announcement follows a meeting earlier Wednesday in New York, where Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar, Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita, and US Ambassador to the UN Mike Waltz discussed upgrading diplomatic ties to embassy level and increasing direct flights, as The Zioneer reported at 21:35 Jerusalem.
Saar and Bourita, joined by Waltz, met in New York on Wednesday and agreed on steps to upgrade relations, including raising diplomatic representation to embassy level and adding direct flights. That agreement, reported by The Zioneer at 21:35 based on Israeli reports, has now been confirmed by the Israeli foreign ministry's official announcement.
The development deepens the already expanding ties under the Abraham Accords. As The Zioneer reported on June 21, Israel and Morocco signed a comprehensive defense cooperation agreement covering intelligence sharing, joint military exercises, and defense exports. In July, Morocco also formally joined the International Stabilization Force for the Gaza Strip, as reported by The Zioneer on July 16.
No timeline for the opening of the embassies was provided in the announcement, and the specific mechanisms for implementation remain to be detailed.
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