On Tuesday, June 17, in Rabat, Minister Delegate for the National Defense Administration, Abdeltif Loudyi, signed a military cooperation agreement with his Ethiopian counterpart, Aysha Mohammed Mussa. This strategic partnership between Rabat and Addis Ababa covers training, military exercises, joint drills, scientific research, and military health. It also includes the exchange of expertise and experience in various areas of mutual interest, according to a statement from the National Defense Administration. The agreement provides for the establishment of a joint military commission tasked with defining cooperation areas. The commission will hold meetings alternately in Rabat and Addis Ababa. The signing of this agreement was among the planned outcomes of the visit by the Inspector General of the Royal Armed Forces (FAR), General Mohammed Berrid, to Addis Ababa from April 23 to 26. During that visit, General Berrid held talks with Marshal Birhanu Jula, Chief of Staff of the Ethiopian National Defense Forces. Marshal Birhanu Jula Gelalcha had previously visited Morocco in August 2024 for a working visit. A month earlier, a FAR delegation traveled to Ethiopia. On May 20, Addis Ababa hosted the first session of political consultations between Morocco and Ethiopia, co-chaired by Ambassador Fouad Yazough, Director General at Morocco's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Ethiopian State Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mesganu Arga. On May 12, Morocco appointed a military attaché to its embassy in Ethiopia.
