Israeli foreign minister expected this afternoon in Morocco
Morocco-Israel, Politics, 1/12/2000

Israel's foreign minister is expected this afternoon in Morocco for a three-day visit to brief king Mohammed VI on latest developments in the Middle East peace process, mainly results of the recent Israeli-Syrian talks in the USA.

The head of the Israeli diplomacy will also meet Moroccan officials, including Prime Minister Abderrahmane Youssoufi, Foreign Minister Mohamed Benaissa and the king's advisor, Andre Azoulay.

Levy, a Moroccan-born Jew, will then undertake a two-day private visit to Morocco.

Born in Morocco in 1937, the Israeli foreign minister (labor) left for Israel in 1957. Last July, he attended in Rabat the funeral of the late King Hassan II.

Following the signing of the Israeli-Palestinian peace accords in Washington in 1993, the then Israeli prime minister and foreign minister, the late Yitzhak Rabin and Shimon Peres, had stopped over in Morocco to brief the late King Hassan II on the agreement.

Morocco and Israel, which do not have full diplomatic relations, exchanged in 1995 liaison offices.

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