GCC, Morocco Ties Winter New Era - OpEd Eurasia Review

GCC, Morocco Ties Wnter New Era - OpEd Eurasia Review:

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I write this week from Rabat, Morocco, where a new Cabinet was sworn in on Thursday, representing the second incarnation of an Islamist-led government, with a new and broader-based coalition.

At the same time in Rabat, the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and Morocco cemented their newly founded “special strategic partnership” with the formation of eight new bodies to oversee their joint action plans. Four more are expected to be set up later this year.

The newly-founded GCC-Morocco partnership has largely coincided with the appointment of Abdellilah Benkirane, the chief of the moderate Islamic Justice and Development Party, as prime minister, after his party won a plurality in parliamentary elections in November 2011. His appointment by King Muhammed was seen at the time as a sign of far-sightedness, flexibility and readiness to embrace changes expressed at the ballot box."

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