US-Moroccan military negotiations with the African lion exercise

, the exercise “Lion of Africa 2024” with the cooperation of the American army and with the participation of thousands of soldiers from 20 countries of the world and the North Atlantic Treaty (NATO) was held in Maghreb from Monday of this week and continues until June 11, 1403.

This exercise is being held in the regions of “Banjarir”, “Agadir”, “Tefnit” in the center and “Tantan” and “Agha” in the south of the Maghreb. Seven thousand soldiers from different countries of the world are participating.

In the Lion of Africa 2024 exercise, war bullets are used to show the participants their skills in the field joint ground, air and sea operations, night and day, increase the operations of special forces and paratroopers.

according to the army statement Maghreb, the forces participating in this exercise will share information, experiences among military personnel, the ability to launch joint actions, technical and operational operations, and training.

According to Al-Quds al-Arabi newspaper, exercises related to the fight against weapons of mass destruction will be conducted in the 2024 Lion of Africa exercise.

At the same time as the 20th African Lion exercise, Celeste Wa Lander, the US Deputy Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, arrived in Rabat at the head of a military delegation, and Mohammad Bariz, the Inspector General of the Maghreb Armed Forces, discussed the expansion of military relations between the two countries. He had a conversation with him.

According to the statement of the Moroccan army, Wallander’s trip to Rabat was aimed at participating in the 13th meeting of the Defense Advisory Committee. (Security negotiations between America and Morocco) were held and he met and talked with Mohammad Bariz yesterday.

In this meeting The two sides emphasized the importance of strategic cooperation between the United States and Morocco and expressed their satisfaction with the development of military cooperation between the two countries, especially in terms of arms sales, training and holding joint exercises such as the 20th African Lion Exercise 2024.

The statement of the Moroccan army states: During the meeting of the Deputy Secretary of Defense of the United States with the Inspector General of the Moroccan Armed Forces, the two sides discussed several issues of common interest related to military security challenges. In Africa, they examined Morocco’s role in peacekeeping operations, combating cross-border threats and this country’s acquisition of advanced military equipment.

On the sidelines of the visit of the former American Defense Minister Mark Esper to Rabat in October 2020, a military cooperation agreement between Morocco and the United States was signed for 10 years.

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