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Casablanca – Meeting on the margins of Expo 2020 Dubai, representatives from Morocco, Israel, Bahrain, and the United Arab Emirates have signed the “Culture and Sports for Peace” agreement.
The agreement was signed by Morocco’s Minister of Youth, Culture, and Communication, Mohammed Mehdi Bensaid; the UAE Minister of Culture and Youth, Noura Al-Kaabi; the Bahraini Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs, Ayman bin Tawfiq Al-Moayyed; and the Israeli Minister of Culture and Sports, Healy Trooper.
In accordance with the December 2020 tripartite agreement between Morocco, Israel, and the United States, this agreement allows for the deepening and intensification of cultural and sports cooperation between the four signatory countries.
The agreement especially includes the development of partnerships, the holding of consultative meetings, and the exchange of cultural experiences between the four nations, as well as the organization of joint cultural and sporting events.
In addition, the agreement entails assistance for the cultural industry as well as the sharing of opportunities and services among Morocco, Israel, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, and the United States of America.
In a joint statement, the four officials noted that the signing of this agreement stems from their countries’ recognition of the relevance of culture in cross-sectoral collaboration, as well as the significance of establishing people-to-people relationships via culture and sports.
In particular, the text of the agreement calls for the four countries to commit to providing a proper environment for improved interaction among young people from said countries.
This new agreement is in line with evolving and deepening ties between the four countries as part of the US-brokered “Abraham Accords,” the text appeared to suggest. It added that the signing of the agreement is expected to achieve further sustainable development.
