Israel and Morocco agreed Wednesday to elevate their diplomatic missions to full embassies and exchange ambassadors at a U.S.-backed summit in New York, reaffirming the “spirit of the Abraham Accords” as Washington pushes to deepen and expand the landmark normalization agreements six years after President Donald Trump first brokered them.
\n\nIsraeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar and Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita reached the agreement during a trilateral meeting hosted by U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz, with the three countries declaring themselves “undaunted by regional challenges” as they committed to building on the U.S.-brokered normalization agreement signed in December 2020.
\n\n“The Abraham Accords proved that all barriers can be broken, and showed that a new path can be chosen for our region, a path of peace and partnership for the benefit of all our countries and for all peoples,” Israel’s foreign minister said, crediting Trump with transforming the region’s diplomatic landscape.
\n\n“President Trump’s vision changed the Middle East,” Sa’ar added.
\n\nThe joint declaration confirmed that Israel and Morocco will elevate their existing liaison offices to full embassies and exchange ambassadors, while moving to promptly reinstate direct flights between the countries — including service by both Israeli and Moroccan…
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