On Tuesday, the head of Morocco’s General Directorate for Territorial Surveillance (DGST), Abdellatif Hammouchi, and Saudi Arabia’s deputy chief of the Presidency of State Security Minister, Abdullah bin Fahd bin Saleh al-Owais, signed a counter-terrorism agreement between the two agencies in Rabat. The agreement focuses on organizing and developing security cooperation and coordination in various areas related to countering terrorism and its financing.
A statement from the DGST stated that both agencies are committed to strengthening and expanding security and intelligence cooperation and coordinating efforts to combat terrorism and extremism. Al-Owais is currently in Morocco leading a security delegation on an official visit. The visit is a reflection of the strong and close intelligence cooperation and coordination between Saudi Arabia and Morocco.
