Blinken, Morocco’s Bourita meet in Washington
(FILES) In this file photo taken on April 19, 2021 Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks about climate change, at the Chesapeake Bay Foundation in Annapolis, Maryland. - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 26, 2021 pressed Ethiopia to address what he called an impending "disaster" in Tigray, including rising fears of famine. (Photo by Jacquelyn Martin / POOL / AFP)
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and his Moroccan counterpart Nasser Bourita met in Washington Tuesday amid rising tensions in the Middle East.
The two leaders exchanged views on developments in North Africa and the Middle East.
Blinken told reporters that the U.S. would keep working on de-escalating the conflict in the region.
Ties between Washington and Rabat have improved significantly since the United States supported Morocco’s claim over Western Sahara in December of 2020.
The recognition was slammed by Western Sahara’s Polisario Front and Algeria. In exchange, Morocco agreed to normalize relations with Israel.
By Africanews
