Vice-speaker of Japanese chamber of advisors in Morocco

Vice-speaker of the Japanese chamber of advisors, Hisamitsu Sugano, is expected in Rabat this Thursday on a three-day visit meant to discuss means of upgrading Moroccan-Japanese relations, a statement by the Japanese embassy in Rabat said. The Japanese official, who will be accompanied by three members of the chambers, will confer with the speakers of the two houses of the Moroccan parliament Abdelouahed Radi and Jalal Essaid.

The visiting delegation will make trips to the ancient city of Fez and to the historical site of Volubilis, some 180 km north-east of Rabat.