Moroccan sports minister in Kuwait

Moroccan youth and sports minister, Ahmed Moussaoui, arrived Sunday in Kuwait, with a message from King Mohammed VI to the ruler of Kuwait, Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah.

Moussaoui told the press upon arrival that he will confer with Kuwaiti officials on means to develop cooperation in youth and sports as well as on Morocco's bid to host the 2006 World Cup.

Moussaoui is visiting Kuwait as part of a tour in the Gulf that took him to Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

In the UAE, Sheikh Abdallah Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, head of the UAE football federation, assured him of Abu Dhabi's backing to Morocco's bid.

Morocco is competing with South Africa, Brazil, England and Germany to stage the World football extravaganza.