Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar, Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita, and US ambassador to the UN Mike Waltz held a trilateral diplomatic summit in New York on Wednesday and agreed on a series of measures to upgrade relations between Israel and Morocco and advance the Abraham Accords.

The three countries reaffirmed their commitment to steps including upgrading diplomatic relations between Israel and Morocco, raising the status of their respective diplomatic missions to embassies and appointing ambassadors.

Sa’ar was also expected to meet Bourita separately for a one-on-one bilateral meeting on Wednesday.

Israel and Morocco agreed to complete agreements on investment protection and the prevention of double taxation by the end of 2026. The agreements are intended to facilitate reciprocal investment and strengthen economic and business ties between the two countries.

The sides further agreed that Israel and Morocco would hold reciprocal high-level visits in the coming months.

Israel and Morocco also agreed to expand air travel between the two countries to include flights operated by Moroccan airlines, according to a statement published on the Israeli government’s official Arabic-language X/Twitter account.

The move is set to be implemented by the end of 2026. The countries also agreed to hold reciprocal high-level visits in the coming months.

Israel expressed its appreciation to the United States for its role in facilitating the trilateral summit and strengthening ties between Israel and Morocco, according to the statement.

The summit came ahead of an event hosted by Waltz at his residence marking the sixth anniversary of the Abraham Accords, with representatives from the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Morocco, Kazakhstan, Israel, and the United States participating.

“The friendship between the Moroccan and Jewish peoples is deeply rooted in history and has a rich legacy,” Sa’ar said in the statement.

“The declaration we signed today outlines practical steps to elevate relations between Israel and Morocco in a way that serves the interests of both peoples, and we will work to implement it,” he added.

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