Diplomatic negotiations are underway for the rapid restoration of relations between Spain and Morocco. The Spanish authorities are actively working on a complete review of cooperation with Rabat, particularly with regard to the thorny issue of Ceuta and Melilla.
As announced, the kingdom has indeed received the 300,000 Janssen doses from the Johnson & Johnson company.
While the diplomatic double crisis between Rabat and Berlin and Madrid persists and Morocco is accused of having targeted 10,000 numbers including that of French President Emmanuel Macron using the Israeli Pegasus software, Germany tends to pour oil on the fire. The German Institute for International and Security Affairs calls on the European Union to reduce Morocco’s hegemony over Algeria and Tunisia.
The PP spokeswoman in Congress, Valentina Martinez, has asked the government of Pedro Sanchez to restore relations with Morocco, a "strategic" neighboring country in terms of security and the fight against immigration, as soon as possible.
The diplomatic crisis between Morocco and Spain does not affect the delivery of a state-of-the-art patrol boat for the Royal Armed Forces (FAR). Navantia plans to start its manufacture in 2022.
Joey Hood, Acting US Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs, will travel to Morocco in the coming days as part of a regional tour covering the period from July 24 to 29.
The ambassadors of Morocco and Israel in Vienna recently planted an Atlas cedar at the embassy of the Hebrew state, a symbol of the growing peace and friendship between the two countries.
Yair Lapid, the Israeli Minister of Foreign Affairs, has confirmed that he will visit Morocco for an official visit, the first for a senior Israeli diplomat.
The Moroccan ambassador to Spain, Karima Benyaich , recalled for consultations in Rabat since mid-May, will not be returning to her post in Madrid anytime soon.
Yaïr Lapid, the Israeli Minister of Foreign Affairs, will visit Morocco in early August where he will proceed to the inauguration of the new Israeli diplomatic mission in Rabat. This official visit follows a telephone conversation between the head of Israeli diplomacy and his Moroccan counterpart, Nasser Bourita .
The diplomatic crisis between Algeria and Morocco has taken another turn. The eastern neighbor has just recalled the Algerian diplomat for consultation.
The Kabyle provisional government welcomed the statement by Morocco’s ambassador to the UN, Omar Hilale , who had called for the recent meeting of the NAM, for the self-determination of the Kabyle people.