The foreign ministers of Israel and Morocco have agreed to deepen diplomatic relations, including opening embassies and appointing ambassadors, according to a statement issued on Wednesday by the official Israeli government account in Arabic on X.

Morocco was among four Arab countries, alongside the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Sudan, that moved toward normalizing relations with Israel in 2020 under US-brokered agreements. Israel also maintains peace treaties with Egypt and Jordan.

According to the statement, Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar, Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita and US Ambassador to the UN Mike Waltz held a trilateral meeting in New York.

The officials reaffirmed their commitment to several measures aimed at strengthening Israeli-Moroccan relations, including “elevating their respective diplomatic missions to the level of embassies, and appointing ambassadors.”

They also agreed to increase air connections between Israel and Morocco and work toward finalizing agreements designed to facilitate reciprocal investment as well as economic and trade relations.