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· Mark Esper, United States Secretary of Defense signed a 10-year military cooperation deal in Rabat, Morocco yesterday during his North African tour
· Earlier, he signed a similar agreement with Tunisia aimed at strengthening the fight against Islamist extremists in war-torn Libya and the Sahel-Sahara region
· Esper’s visit assumes importance as the Libyan rivals were set to restarted the negotiations for ending the long standing enmity between the two factions controlling Libya. The continuing unrest in Libya is creating regional instability.
Mark Esper, United States Secretary of Defense signed a 10-year military cooperation deal in Rabat, Morocco yesterday during his North African tour. Earlier, he signed a similar agreement with Tunisia aimed at strengthening the fight against Islamist extremists in war-torn Libya and the Sahel-Sahara region.
Nasser Bourita, Morocco’s foreign minister said that the US and Morocco has shared a long standing alliance and the bonhomie between the two countries would continue in political and economic fronts. The US Secretary of States reinforced the need for two countries coming together for counterterrorism and other l threats to regional instability and broader strategic challenges.
Esper’s visit assumes importance as the Libyan rivals were set to restart the negotiations for ending the long standing enmity between the two factions controlling Libya. The continuing unrest in Libya is creating regional instability.
