Moroccan king sends message to UAE president

Moroccan sports and youth minister, Ahmed Mansouri, handed to president of the United Arab Emirates minister, Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan, a message from King Mohammed VI.

The message deals with "brotherly relations between the two states and means to develop them," said UAE news agency "WAM."

The Moroccan official is touring the gulf states to drum up support for Morocco's candidacy to host the 2006 world soccer cup.