
Blinken Visits Morocco to Strengthen US-Morocco Relations
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Morocco on Monday evening for a two-day working visit.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Morocco on Monday evening for a two-day working visit.

For its "remarkable" commitment and considerable efforts towards a rapid transition to renewable energy , Morocco has been congratulated and encouraged by the United States, which has hailed its "recognized leadership" in Africa and in the world.

Morocco is participating alongside several countries including the United States in the Negev Summit in Israel. A "historic" meeting initiated to discuss regional challenges.

Two 11-meter "Metal Shark" interceptor boats were handed over last Thursday by the United States to the Royal Moroccan Navy.

Israel has announced Morocco’s participation in a "historic" meeting organized as part of the visit of US Secretary of State Antony Blinken . This diplomatic summit will be held between the United States and the three Arab countries that have normalized their relations with the Hebrew state.

The security partnership between Morocco and the United States of America is further strengthening. On the sidelines of the latest planning meeting for the African Lion 2022 exercise, the Biden Administration transferred on Thursday two 11-meter "Metal Shark" interceptor boats to the Royal Moroccan Navy.

As part of the annual NATO naval exercises, three patrol boats docked on Wednesday at the port of Tangier. Dubbed SeaGuardian, this naval exercise planned in the western Mediterranean brings together several countries, including Israel, which had initially declined NATO’s invitation.

The President of the Spanish Government, Pedro Sanchez, would have used the same words as former US President Donald Trump in his letter addressed to King Mohammed VI to support Morocco’s autonomy plan for the Sahara .

The US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is expected in Morocco next week, as part of a regional tour, according to the American site Axios.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Rabat, Morocco in May to chair the meeting of the Global Coalition against Daesh.

Members of the U.S. Congress have called on the International Trade Commission to cancel the countervailing duties imposed on Moroccan natural phosphate.

The United States has reacted to Spain’s new position on the Sahara issue. Madrid "considers the Moroccan autonomy initiative as the most serious, realistic and credible basis for resolving the dispute".