2020 was a key year for Morocco's military cooperation with the United States. In addition to arms orders, the two countries have entered into a ten-year military agreement.
The American decision recognizing Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara «will push other nations to follow suit», Morocco’s head of government said on Monday. Saadeddine El Othmani reassured that revoking this decision, even through a decree from the American Congress, remains «very difficult».
While it never stopped denouncing normalization with Israel, the PJD saw itself playing the leading role in this agreement. How will the signing of the agreement by Saadeddine El Othmani be perceived by members of the Islamist party ?
On Tuesday, Saadeddine El Othmani, Jared Kushner and Israel's Meir Ben Shabbat signed, in front of King Mohammed VI, a joint declaration between the three states. A legal framework that regulates relations between Rabat, Tel Aviv and Washington DC.