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US President Donald Trump announced that Morocco and Israel had reached an agreement for full diplomatic relations and signed a declaration of recognition of Moroccan domination in Western Sahara.
“Today I signed a declaration that recognizes Moroccan domination over Western Sahara. Morocco’s serious, reliable and realistic autonomy proposal is the only and lasting solution for lasting peace and prosperity,” Trump said on his Twitter account. used the expression.
Recalling that Morocco recognized the United States in 1777, Trump noted that, for this reason, they recognized Morocco’s dominance over Western Sahara.
Stating that they have taken another “historic step” today, Trump said: “Our two wonderful friends, Israel and the Kingdom of Morocco, have reached an agreement to establish full diplomatic relations. This is a great advance for peace in the Middle. East”. found the evaluation.
THE KING OF MOROCCO ANNOUNCED THAT RELATIONS WILL BE ESTABLISHED “AS SOON AS POSSIBLE”
Moroccan King Mohammed VI announced that relations with Israel would be established “as soon as possible”.
According to a written statement from the Royal Court of Morocco, King Mohammed VI and the President of the United States, Donald Trump, had a phone call.
During the meeting, King Mohammed VI said Morocco plans to “establish official and diplomatic relations with Israel as soon as possible.”
Expressing his intention to initiate reciprocal flights between Morocco and Israel, King Mohammed VI said that in addition to tourists, Jews of Moroccan origin would also travel between the two countries.
Wishing to develop technological and economic relations between the two countries, the King of Morocco affirmed that work will be done to reopen the liaison offices that were open until 2002.
The statement also announced that US President Trump has signed a declaration recognizing Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara and will open a consulate in Dahla.
‘I WILL NOT GIVE UP DEFENDING THE RIGHTS OF PALESTINE’
King Mohammed VI of Morocco affirmed that the Palestinian issue is at the forefront of his concern for his country and that Rabat will not stop defending the rights of the Palestinians.
According to a written statement from the Court of the Kingdom of Morocco following the announcement that Morocco and Israel had reached an agreement to maintain full diplomatic relations, King Mohammed 6 had a phone call with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.
In briefing Abbas on the content of his phone call with US President Donald Trump, King Mohammed VI said: “Morocco, which puts the Palestinian issue at the forefront of its occupation, will never renounce its role in defense of the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people. ” used expressions.
Stating that Morocco will continue to support its Palestinian brothers as the government and the people as always, King Mohammed VI said that his country will continue its constructive work to ensure a permanent and just peace in the Middle East.
King Mohammed 6 affirmed that the Palestinian question has always been on the same level as the Western Sahara question, and that the consolidation of the Moroccan being will never be at the expense of the struggle of the Palestinian people.
Noting that his country will follow all the measures and contacts agreed with Trump to promote peace in the region (Middle East), King Mohammed VI stressed that this would not harm Morocco’s permanent and permanent commitment to defend the Palestinian cause.
The King of Morocco also reiterated that his country supports a two-state solution and that the Palestinian-Israeli negotiations (currently suspended) are the only way to reach a final, lasting and comprehensive solution.
After the Oslo Agreement reached between the Palestinian administration and Israel in 1993, a low level of relations between Morocco and Israel began. However, with the start of the Second Intifada in 2002, the Rabat administration unilaterally froze relations.
The serious behind-the-scenes contact process between the Gulf countries and Israel, especially the United Arab Emirates (UAE), was made public when the President of the United States, Trump, announced that the UAE reached a peace agreement with the UAE. on August 13 and Bahrain with Israel on September 11. . Subsequently, Sudan also participated in this standardization process.
After the Oslo Agreement reached between the Palestinian administration and Israel in 1993, a low level of relations between Morocco and Israel began. However, with the start of the Second Intifada in 2002, the Rabat administration unilaterally froze relations.
The serious process of behind-the-scenes contact between the Gulf countries and Israel, especially the United Arab Emirates (UAE), was made public when US President Trump announced that the UAE reached a peace agreement with the UAE on August 13 and Bahrain with Israel on September 11. . Subsequently, Sudan also participated in this standardization process.
NETANYAHU: STRONG RELATIONS BETWEEN MOROCCO AND ISRAEL
“There are strong relations between Morocco and Israel,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said after US President Donald Trump announced that Morocco and Israel had agreed to normalize relations.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a statement after US President Donald Trump announced that Morocco and Israel had agreed to normalize relations. “Now we can work quickly to establish diplomatic relations with Morocco. Peace with Morocco will be very hot, and this is another great light for peace,” Netanyahu said at an event held in front of the Burak Wall in Jerusalem, accompanied by the ambassador of United States in Israel, David Friedman.
Stating that there will be direct flights between Israel and Morocco, Netanyahu said: “We will work to establish a bridge of peace.” “There are strong relations between Morocco and Israel, and there are close relations between Morocco and the Jewish people throughout the modern era. Everyone knows how the Moroccan kings and the Moroccan people treat the Jewish community that lives there,” he said Netanyahu.
On the other hand, after the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Sudan, Morocco became the fourth Arab country to agree to normalize relations with Israel in the last 3 months.
TURKEY MOROCCO to “PALESTINE” MESSAGE
Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, in a telephone conversation with Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Burita, who reached an agreement to maintain full diplomatic relations with Israel, affirmed that each country can establish relations with the country it wants, but they are in against doing so at the expense of the Palestinian cause.
According to information obtained from diplomatic sources, Çavuşoğlu had a telephone conversation with his Moroccan counterpart, Burita. At the meeting, Çavuşoğlu told his Burita counterpart that all countries can establish relations with any country they want, but they are against doing so at the expense of the Palestinian cause.
Çavuşoğlu also met with the Algerian Minister of Foreign Affairs
Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu also met by phone with Algerian Foreign Minister Sabri Bukadum. Details about this meeting were not shared.
ISRAEL TWO AIRWAY COMPANIES ANNOUNCED READY FOR DIRECT FLIGHT TO MOROCCO
Following the announcement that Morocco and Israel have reached an agreement for full diplomatic relations, two Israeli airlines declared that they are ready to fly directly to Morocco.
According to the news from Israel’s Yediot Ahronot newspaper, Israeli airlines “El Al” and “Israir” announced that they are ready to start a direct flight route between the two countries after the establishment of diplomatic relations between Rabat and Tel Aviv.
Israir CEO Uri Sirkis said: “If all parties are serious, a direct flight route can be opened in 3 months.” used expressions.
The company “El Al” also indicated that it will begin operational preparations for direct flights to Morocco, provided that all necessary permits are obtained.
UN ANNOUNCEMENT ON THE NORMALIZATION OF THE RELATIONS OF MOROCCO AND ISRAEL
On the decision of Morocco and Israel to normalize relations, Stephane Dujarric, spokesman for the Secretary General of the United Nations (UN), said: “The more countries establish bilateral relations, the better for the international community and multilateralism. This situation is for Israelis and Palestinians in the Middle East. We hope it will lead to positive developments among companies. ” said.
At the daily press conference, Dujarric answered questions about the decision by Morocco and Israel to normalize relations and the Trump administration’s recognition of Moroccan domination over Western Sahara.
Referring to the decision of Morocco and Israel to initiate diplomatic relations, Dujarric said: “The more countries establish bilateral relations, the better it will be for the international community and multilateralism. We hope this will lead to positive developments in the Middle East between Israelis and Palestinians.” . used expressions.
Dujarric said that the UN position on the issue of Western Sahara has not changed and they support the resolution of the problem in accordance with the UN Security Council resolutions.
HAMAS: A POLITICAL ERROR
Hamas said that the normalization of Morocco’s relations with Israel is a political mistake that does not serve the Palestinian cause.
Hamas spokesman Hazım Kasım told Anadolu Agency (AA) that Israel is using all normalization steps to increase the dose of its aggressive policy towards the Palestinian people.
“Normalization encourages the Israeli occupation to continue to deny the rights of the Palestinian people,” Kasim said, saying that Moroccan-Israeli normalization does not serve the Palestinian cause and is a political mistake. said.
A senior official from the Moroccan Foreign Ministry said that what happened between Israel and his country was “nothing more than the resumption of relations.”
AUTHORIZED WITH MOROCCO: NOTHING BUT THE RESTART OF RELATIONSHIPS.
Regarding the agreement, the senior official, who does not want to be anonymous, pointed out that when Israel established a liaison office in Morocco in 1994, his country recognized Israel and that it took 8 years, “what is happening today is nothing more than the resumption of relations “. said.
The official affirmed that the number of the Moroccan Jewish community in Israel is high and that its citizens in this situation constantly visit Morocco, and that the two countries will open their airspaces to each other instead of making these trips through other countries.
The official shared the information that the airspaces will be opened after the administrative and legal procedures are completed.
The official, who described the United States’ recognition of Morocco’s sovereignty over Western Sahara as a “historic decision,” also condemned critics of Morocco for his decision.
THE WESTERN SAHRA PROBLEM
Tension between the Algerian-backed Polisario Independence Front and the Moroccan administration continues after Morocco annexed the former Spanish colony of Western Sahara in 1975.
While Morocco maintains that the region should remain under its sovereignty, the Polisario Front affirms that Western Sahara is an independent state.
The Polisario Front was waging an armed struggle against the Moroccan security forces until the 1991 ceasefire agreement, mediated by the UN.
Since the ceasefire agreement, talks on the status of Western Sahara have not been successful.
