Moroccan premier attends 1st international-socialist presidium

Originally published January 22, 2000

Moroccan premier and first secretary of the Socialist Union of Popular Forces (USFP), Abderrahmane Youssoufi, attends Saturday in Lisbon the first meeting of the International-Socialist (IS) Presidium. The Lisbon meeting will help enforce decisions and recommendations adopted by the IS Congress held in November in Paris and elect governing bodies.

Youssoufi, voted IS vice-president in Paris, will hold side-meetings with other delegates including Portuguese premier Antonio Guterres.

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