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Morocco confirms ‘resumption’ of diplomatic relations with Israel
RABAT, Dec 10, 2020 (BSS/AFP) – Morocco confirmed Thursday it would
resume diplomatic relations with Israel “with minimal delay” and
lauded as “historic” a decision by Washington to recognise Moroccan
sovereignty over the disputed Western Sahara region.
Following a telephone call between US President Donald Trump and
King Mohammed VI, the Moroccan ruler said his country would “resume
official contacts…. and diplomatic relations with minimal delay”
with Israel, according to a statement by the royal palace.
Morocco and Israel had respectively maintained liaison offices in
Tel Aviv and Rabat in the 1990s, before closing them in 2000.
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