According to observers, the recent Saudi-Moroccan contacts signal a move to forge warmer relations between Rabat and Riyadh after a period of stagnation. According to MAP’s report, the Saudi and Moroccan ministers hailed “the strong relations of partnership and cooperation” in political, economic and cultural sectors between the two nations. Observers believe that there are many factors that have preserved the strong relations between Morocco and Saudi Arabia. Morocco’s position, in this regard, resonates with Saudi Arabia, which had earlier welcomed and supported Rabat’s severing of its diplomatic relations with Tehran in 2018. They argued the Moroccan-Saudi relations have regained their natural momentum following the progress of the Gulf reconciliation process that was announced on January 5 in the final statement of the Al-Ula Summit that took place in Saudi Arabia.

Source: The North Africa Journal April 29, 2021 09:22 UTC