Stock image depicting the Israeli and Moroccan flags. (File photo)
Morocco and Israel on Monday signed a trade agreement to facilitate investments as the two countries look to broaden cooperation since they normalized relations in 2020.
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The deal was signed in Rabat by Israeli Economy Minister Orna Barbivai and Moroccan Trade Minister Ryad Mezzour.
Barbivai told a news conference Israel aspires to increase trade with Morocco from $131 million currently to $500 million “soon.”
Morocco was one of four Arab countries - along with the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Sudan - to move towards normalizing ties with Israel last year under US-engineered accords.
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