Regional Cooperation Minister Issawi Frej will arrive on Sunday. Gideon Sa’ar, Minister of Justice, will land on Monday
Morocco and Israel continue on the path of cooperation and understanding. Since the two countries restored their relations, the bilateral partnership has extended to various sectors, such as trade, security, and defense.
In this context of collaboration and with the aim of further strengthening ties in other areas, the Israeli Ministers of Regional Cooperation and Justice – Issawi Frej and Gideon Sa’ar, respectively – are visiting Morocco. Frej will arrive in the Kingdom today, while Sa’ar will begin his official visit tomorrow, Monday.
As i24 News reports, Frej – an Israeli of Palestinian origin – will stay in Morocco from July 24 to 28. The minister for regional cooperation and former deputy of the left-wing Meretz party will arrive accompanied by a delegation of Jewish and Arab journalists as part of a regional forum created with the aim of “strengthening the voice of women in the media”. The event, which will be held in Casablanca, will also include a delegation from the United Arab Emirates.
According to Frej in a press release, Morocco represents “a model of coexistence between people of different religions”. He said he was traveling to the Kingdom to “develop common initiatives in the fields of culture, communication, and sport”.
Frej will meet Morocco’s Minister of Higher Education, Scientific Research and Innovation, Abdellatif Miraoui, with whom he will explore educational cooperation through a student exchange scholarship program, according to the Jerusalem Post. The newspaper also notes that Mr. Frej will be the first senior Israeli official to visit Essaouira, a city with significant Jewish heritage located on the Moroccan coast.
Meanwhile, Mr. Sa’ar’s four-day visit will focus on legal cooperation between the two countries, a partnership unprecedented since the resumption of relations. According to i24 News, Morocco and Israel should sign a collaboration agreement in the legal and legal field
These two visits come shortly after Aviv Kochavi, Chief of Staff of the Israeli army, visited the Kingdom to strengthen military cooperation. Earlier, Defense Minister Benny Gantz signed a memorandum of understanding in Morocco for a bilateral security partnership.
Kochavi became the first leader of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) to visit Morocco. During his trip, besides deepening the defense partnership, he visited La Mellah – the Jewish quarter of Marrakech – the Jewish cemetery, and the Salat Alzama synagogue. He also had the opportunity to speak with members of the country’s Jewish community.Â
