Cuba's Fidel Castro sends message to King Mohammed VI

Originally published January 26, 2000

President Fidel Castro of Cuba has sent a message to King Mohammed VI. The written message was conveyed on Tuesday to Moroccan Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Mohamed Benaissa by visiting Cuban Deputy Foreign Minister Jose Armando Guerra Menchero.

The Cuban official, who started a two-day visit to Morocco Tuesday, also conferred with secretary of state in charge of cooperation, Aicha Belarbi, MAP reported.

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