After the tripartite agreement: Morocco, a future regional investment "Hub"?
Tuesday, December 29, 2020 1:09 AM UTC
It is a visit that is symbolic of a new major diplomatic step for the Moroccan Kingdom, but not only, as it has substantial economic aspects for North Africa as a whole. Indeed, the arrival Tuesday evening in Rabat of a high-level delegation led by the Special Advisor to the U.S. President, Jared Kushner, accompanied by Meir Ben-Shabbat, Israel's National Security Advisor, paves the way for Morocco to take its development and attractiveness to the next level.
The Sahara now "open” for US business
The trip of the high-level delegation follows what is considered a "turning point" in the Western Sahara issue, following the announcement by the United States on December 10 of the recognition of Moroccan sovereignty over this territory, which is the subject of a dispute with the guerrilla movement Polisario Front - supported by neighboring Algeria - for nearly forty years. Right after the recognition, America notified the UN Security Council of its decision and the official Moroccan maps were all modified by the U.S. administration to include the Sahara as an integral part of the North African Kingdom.