AFRICAN BULLETIN
The US State Department has announced the launch this Thursday in Washington of the Morocco-US Strategic Dialogue, one of the few prestigious agreement and other countries, and remains the only one in North Africa.
This Strategic Dialogue between the United States and Morocco focuses on opportunities for closer cooperation in political, security, economic, and cultural and educational affairs. And will allow to both countries opportunities to strengthen cooperative efforts and provide mechanisms for working together to advance policies and programs throughout the region and elsewhere where both nations share common values, goals, and interests.
The launch of the Moroccan-USA strategic dialogue is described by several American diplomats as recognition of Morocco as a major regional pillar under the leadership of the Moroccan King Mohammed VI who is endeavoring since his enthronement to reinforce and diversify the Rabat-Washington partnership to serve the two countries’ shared interests.
It was in April 2011, When the Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has signaled the creation of the Strategic Dialogue, recognition of more than a decade of peaceful reforms and stability under the leadership of King Mohammed VI.
Now, and with the signing by the two countries on Thursday, September 13 of such structure, the Strategic Dialogue officially begins and builds on bilateral advances already achieved, including the Morocco-US Free Trade Agreement, the Millennium Challenge Compact, and Morocco’s designation as a major non-NATO ally.
From a diplomatic point of View, The Strategic Dialogue is labeled as a formal structure higher than a mixed commission or a more advanced mechanism than a political agreement dialogue. This framework comes as the Arab Spring uprisings demonstrate an even greater need for a strong, reliable, and influential US ally in the region.
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