Rabat, June 18 -- Rabat - After giving a much-needed morale boost to Morocco's Western Sahara position , Brazil is poised to take the growing connection with Morocco to the next level.

In a series of tweets that followed Morocco's Nasser Bourita's recent trip to the country, the Latin American giant announced it has struck a historic defense deal with Rabat.

The ministry tweeted on June 13 that Brazil has given a supportive nod to Morocco's ambitions to develop its own defense industry.

The agreement, which according to the Brazilian foreign ministry includes "investment cooperation and facilitation" in military industry, is the first of its kind between Brazil and a Maghreb country.

The move, the statement added, "is an important inv...