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Israeli, Moroccan Officials Hold Talks in Rabat

Director-General of political affairs at the Moroccan Foreign Ministry, Ambassador Fouad Yazourh, with the Director-General of the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs Alon Ushpiz (Asharq Al-Awsat)
Director-General of political affairs at the Moroccan Foreign Ministry, Ambassador Fouad Yazourh, with the Director-General of the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs Alon Ushpiz (Asharq Al-Awsat)
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Israeli, Moroccan Officials Hold Talks in Rabat

Director-General of political affairs at the Moroccan Foreign Ministry, Ambassador Fouad Yazourh, with the Director-General of the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs Alon Ushpiz (Asharq Al-Awsat)
Director-General of political affairs at the Moroccan Foreign Ministry, Ambassador Fouad Yazourh, with the Director-General of the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs Alon Ushpiz (Asharq Al-Awsat)

The Director-General of political affairs at the Moroccan Foreign Ministry, Ambassador Fouad Yazourh, held talks with his Israeli counterpart Alon Ushpiz.

Ushpiz is on a working visit to Morocco at the head of an Israeli delegation.

The two officials reviewed bilateral relations and ways to foster cooperation in political, economic, and cultural fields following the Morocco-US-Israel trilateral agreement signed in December 2020.

The two also exchanged views on regional and international issues of common interest, particularly the comprehensive challenges of combating terrorism, global warming, and sustainable development.

At the Ministry's headquarters, the Israeli delegation also discussed with representatives of government institutions, the business community, and the private sector on bilateral and tripartite economic levels.

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EU’s Kallas Says She Hopes for Political Agreement on Easing Syria Sanctions

In this photograph taken on January 12, 2025, a vendor waits for customers at her mobile shop in the Damascus Tower market, which specializes in the smart phone business, in the Syrian capital. (AFP)
In this photograph taken on January 12, 2025, a vendor waits for customers at her mobile shop in the Damascus Tower market, which specializes in the smart phone business, in the Syrian capital. (AFP)
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EU’s Kallas Says She Hopes for Political Agreement on Easing Syria Sanctions

In this photograph taken on January 12, 2025, a vendor waits for customers at her mobile shop in the Damascus Tower market, which specializes in the smart phone business, in the Syrian capital. (AFP)
In this photograph taken on January 12, 2025, a vendor waits for customers at her mobile shop in the Damascus Tower market, which specializes in the smart phone business, in the Syrian capital. (AFP)

European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on Wednesday she hopes a political agreement on easing Syria sanctions can be reached at a gathering of European ministers next week.

EU foreign ministers will discuss the situation in Syria during a meeting in Brussels on Jan. 27.

European officials began rethinking their approach towards Syria after Bashar al-Assad was ousted as president by opposition forces led by the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) group, which the United Nations designates as a terrorist group.

Some European capitals want to move quickly to suspend economic sanctions in a signal of support for the transition in Damascus. Others have sought to ensure that even if some sanctions are eased, Brussels retains leverage in its relationship with the new Syrian authorities.

“We are ready to do step-for-step approach and also to discuss what is the fallback position,” Kallas told Reuters in an interview.

“If we see that the developments are going in the wrong direction, then we are also willing to put them back,” she added.

Six EU member states called this month for the bloc to temporarily suspend sanctions on Syria in areas such as transport, energy and banking.

Current EU sanctions include a ban on Syrian oil imports and a freeze on any Syrian central bank assets in Europe.