The Director General of Territorial Surveillance, Abdellatif Hammouchi, held a meeting with the Director of the American Intelligence Agency (CIA), William Burns, at his office in Rabat on Friday. Burns was accompanied by some of his key assistants and the US Ambassador to Morocco, Puneet Talwar.
This meeting between the two parties is part of their bilateral meetings aimed at following up on Mr. Hammouchi’s working visit to the US on 13 and 14 June 2022. During his visit, he met with Avril Haines, the director of American National Intelligence, William Burns, the Director of the CIA, and Christopher Wray, the Director of the American Federal Bureau of Investigation.
The meeting between Hammouchi and Burns focused on assessing the security situation and the regional-level risks associated with it. The parties examined the security challenges and threats posed by the tense situations in certain global regions. They also discussed monitoring and preempting terrorism threats, particularly in the Sahelo-Saharan Region.
The visit confirms a strong and deep strategic cooperation and coordination in the security and intelligence fields between the DGST and the American Central Intelligence Agency. It also shows the common desire of the two parties to strengthen cooperation and consolidate bilateral coordination in countering terrorism and various security threats at the regional and international levels.
The Director General of Territorial Surveillance, Abdellatif Hammouchi, received, on Friday at his office in Rabat, the Director of the American Intelligence Agency (CIA), William Burns, who was accompanied by some of his main collaborators and the U.S. Ambassador to Morocco, Puneet Talwar.
This meeting, which is part of the bilateral meetings between the two parties, is an opportunity to follow up on the implementation of the results of the working visit made by Mr. Hammouchi to the United States on 13 and 14 June 2022, and during which he had met with the director of American national intelligence, Avril Haines, the director of the CIA, William Burns, as well as the director of the American Federal Bureau of Investigation, Christopher Wray, indicates a press release from the General Directorate territorial surveillance (DGST).
During this meeting, the bilateral talks focused on the assessment of the security situation and the risks associated with it at the regional level, and on the examination of the security threats and challenges arising from the tense situation in certain regions of the world, in addition to monitoring and anticipating threats from terrorist organizations, particularly in the Sahelo-Saharan region, specifies the same source. This visit, which testifies to the solidity and depth of strategic cooperation and coordination in the security and intelligence fields between the DGST and the American Central Intelligence Agency, confirms the common desire of the two parties to strengthen this cooperation, and to consolidate bilateral coordination in the field of the fight against terrorism and the various threats to security at the regional and international levels, concludes the press release.
The meeting between Director General of Territorial Surveillance, Abdellatif Hammouchi, and Director of the American Intelligence Agency (CIA), William Burns, marks a significant moment in the bilateral cooperation between the two parties. The discussions held during this meeting focused on evaluating the security situation and assessing the risks associated with it at a regional level, as well as anticipating and countering potential terror threats. The visit of Mr. Burns to Morocco and his meeting with Mr. Hammouchi signifies the strength and depth of strategic cooperation and coordination in the security and intelligence fields between the two countries. Both parties are committed to consolidating this cooperation and strengthening bilateral coordination in the fight against terrorism and other threats to regional and international security.