Bourita holds phone meeting with British counterpart on ‘worrying escalations’ in Palestine, Israel

Nasser Bourita, the Moroccan minister of foreign affairs, and Lord Ahmad Tariq, the British minister of state for foreign affairs for South and Central Asia, North Africa, the UN, and the Commonwealth, spoke by phone on Wednesday.

The concerned situation in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories was the main topic of discussion, according to the counterparts’ tweets.

Moroccan FM Bourita & I today discussed the concerning situation in Israel & the Occupied Palestinian Territories. The UK 🇬🇧 and Morocco 🇲🇦 continue to seek de-escalation of the tensions & the need for cooperation, as well as respect for the Status Quo at Jerusalem’s Holy Sites. pic.twitter.com/HhEVyX2ak5

— Lord (Tariq)Ahmad of Wimbledon (@tariqahmadbt) April 12, 2023

“The UK and Morocco continue to seek de-escalation of the tensions & the need for cooperation, as well as respect for the Status Quo at Jerusalem’s Holy Sites,” wrote the British diplomat on twitter.

M. Nasser Bourita a eu aujourd'hui un entretien téléphonique avec le ministre d'Etat britannique aux Affaires Etrangères en charge de l’Asie du Sud et Centrale, de l’Afrique du Nord, des Nations Unies et du Commonwealth, Lord Tariq Ahmad.@tariqahmadbt pic.twitter.com/PAGG2fcx03

— Maroc Diplomatie 🇲🇦 (@MarocDiplomatie) April 12, 2023

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