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Anadolu Agency highlights prominent milestones in ties between Morocco, Israel Ahmed bin Taher | 20.12.2020
RABAT
On Dec. 10, Morocco announced its intention to resume diplomatic relations with Israel as soon as possible”.
This announcement came during a phone call between Moroccan King Mohammed VI and US President Donald Trump, according to a statement by the Moroccan Royal Court.
The Moroccan announcement was preceded by a tweet of Trump, saying that Israel and Morocco have agreed to normalize ties. But Rabat considers the move a resumption of stalled relations, not normalization.
The relations between the two countries had a roller-coaster journey over the past six decades.