King Mohammed gets Qatari invitation for Doha OIC summit

Originally published May 9, 2000

Qatari Minister of State Abdallah Ben Khalifa El Atia arrived in Rabat Monday evening bearing a message from Qatari Emir Sheikh Hamad Al Khalifa Al Thani destined to King Mohammed VI.

The emissary said upon arrival that he is to deliver an invitation to the Moroccan king to attend the 9th Islamic Conference, slated for November in Doha.

The state minister visited Algiers on a similar assignment before flying to the kingdom.

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