Jordan's Queen Rania visits women's center

Originally published March 10, 2000

Jordan's First Lady Queen Rania and Morocco's Princess Lalla Meryem, sister of King Mohammed VI, visited Thursday the Moroccan Women Promotion Center.

The Jordanian queen heard explanations of the center's activities in women promotion realms.

Queen Rania also visited an exhibition of Moroccan women painters, held on the occasion of the World Women's day, celebrated on March 8.

Princess Lalla Meryem hosted Thursday evening a dinner banquet in honor of Queen Rania.

The Queen is accompanying her husband, King Abdullah, who started Thursday a three-day official visit to Morocco.

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