The Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, recognizes in a letter sent to King Mohamed VI “Morocco’s sovereignty over the territory of Western Sahara,” the Moroccan royal cabinet reported in a statement on Monday.
The note states that Netanyahu indicates in the letter that his country’s new position regarding the former Spanish colony “will be reflected in all the relevant acts and documents of the Israeli Government” and announces that Israel is examining the opening of a consulate in Dakhla.
According to the statement, the Israeli prime minister stresses in his letter that the decision will be “transmitted to the United Nations, to regional and international organizations of which Israel is a member, as well as to all countries with which Israel maintains diplomatic relations.” .
Regarding the possible opening of a consulate in Dakhla, the capital of Western Sahara, the note from the Moroccan Royal Palace states that Netanyahu informs the Alaouite monarch in the letter that his country is “positively” examining this step, which would be done to materialize this ” State decision”.
In Israel there has not yet been an official announcement about the decision and, consulted by EFE, neither the Prime Minister’s Office nor the Foreign Ministry have confirmed the information given by Rabat.
The announcement by the Moroccan royal cabinet comes on the same day that Israel has appointed Colonel Sharon Itach as its first military attaché in Morocco, in a context of strengthening security ties between the two nations since they reestablished diplomatic relations in December 2020. , after two decades of tense ties over the Palestinian issue.
At the end of 2020, diplomatic relations were restored after years of tension
Its resumption occurred within the framework of the Abraham Accords, Tel Aviv’s policy of rapprochement with Arab countries with the support of the US, in a three-party movement in which former US President Donald Trump recognized Moroccan sovereignty on Western Sahara.
After resuming relations, Israel and Morocco reopened liaison offices in Tel Aviv and Rabat, which were expected to become embassies. Since then, several Israeli ministers have visited the North African country to sign trade, transport or defense agreements.
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