Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita met with Israel’s National Security Advisor Tzachi Hanegbi on Wednesday in Rabat.
The two parties discussed an array of bilateral and regional issues of common interest.
The two officials also welcomed the sustained momentum for closer cooperation between Morocco and Israel in all areas, particularly in terms of security.
According to several international media, the Israeli government is mulling a possible announcement of recognition of Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara.
Sources reported that Israel’s National Security Council (NSC) was discussing this situation.
Such a move by Israel could lead to a full upgrade of bilateral ties, with the countries’ respective missions–currently designated as liaison offices–becoming genuine embassies, with a free-trade pact possible down the line, Reuters reported.
The head of Israel’s diplomatic mission in Rabat said on Tuesday that the final decision on Sahara will prove to be of a bilateral nature.
Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen and his counterparts from Abraham Accords countries are expected to convene in Morocco within weeks.
In 2020, the then-U.S. President Donald Trump recognized Morocco’s sovereignty over the territory in return for its partial upgrade of relations with Israel.
Twenty-eight other nations have opened consulates in Dakhla or the city of Laayoune including the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain–both Abraham Accords signatories–which is considered to be tangible support for Morocco’s sovereignty over Sahara.