Rabat-Madrid: Agencies
The Royal Moroccan Navy and its Spanish counterpart conducted joint military exercises of the “PASSEX” type near the Iberian coast, with the participation of the frigate “Tariq Ibn Ziad” from the Moroccan side and the frigate “Méndez Núñez” from the Spanish side, according to what was reported by the Spanish website “Defensa”, which specializes in news. Military.

The same source indicated that this military exercise is “a planned exercise between the Royal Moroccan Navy and NATO,” given that the “Mendes Nunez” frigate is currently integrated into the very high-readiness Joint Maritime Task Force unit of NATO, specifically in what It is called “NATO Standing Maritime Group”, or “NATO Standing Maritime Group SNMG2”. According to what was reported by the Middle East News Agency on Monday morning

The same Spanish military website pointed out that the Moroccan “Tariq Ibn Ziyad” multi-tasking frigate, which is 105 meters long and 13 meters wide, with the capacity to carry 2,600 tons and 110 people, and was developed by the Dutch company “Damen Schilde” for the benefit of the Royal Navy, constitutes, along with ships Others are the backbone of the latter, pointing out that the Moroccan army possesses more powerful combat ships such as the “Mohamed VI” frigate, which makes the Moroccan navy one of the most modern navies on the African continent, with the ability of these naval vessels to interoperate with other forces.

In this regard, Mohamed Issam Al-Arousi, director of the Perspectives Center for Geopolitical and Strategic Studies, told Hespress, “These maneuvers constitute an aspect of close cooperation between Rabat and its Spanish partner, the latter of whom has come to believe in security and military coordination on issues of common concern, such as issues of Immigration, terrorism and combating extremism; “As an important gateway to strengthening neighborhood relations and understanding with Morocco.”