Morocco-Israel: Meeting of the Defense Cooperation Monitoring Committee

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In accordance with the high instructions of his majesty the King, supreme chief, and chief of the general staff of the Royal armed forces, the first meeting of the Moroccan-Israeli defense cooperation monitoring committee was held on January 16 and 17, 2023. At the Cercle mess officers of Rabat.

Co-chaired by the General of the Army, Inspector General of the FAR, and Mr. Dror Shalom, Director of the Office of Politico-Military Affairs of the Ministry of Defense of Israel, this meeting examined the various fields of bilateral military cooperation, in particular logistics, training and training as well as the acquisition and modernization of equipment, indicates a press release from the General Staff of the FAR.

While welcoming the level of bilateral military cooperation, the two officials agreed to further strengthen this cooperation and expand it to other areas, including Intelligence, Air Defense, and Electronic Warfare, the statement said. noting that on this occasion, the Inspector General of the FAR and Commander of the Southern Zone described Moroccan-Israeli military cooperation as “carrying mutual interests and based on trust and mutual support”.

On the sidelines of this meeting, interviews between Moroccan and Israeli officials, civilians, and soldiers, also took place at the level of the relevant bodies of the General Staff of the FAR.

The conclusions of the work of the first meeting of the Moroccan-Israeli Defense Cooperation Monitoring Committee were presented and adopted on January 17, 2023, by both parties.