Saudi Arabia's foreign ministers confers with Moroccan, EU officials

Saudi foreign minister Prince Saud al-Faisal on Tuesday in Riyadh met with the Moroccan minister of foreign affairs and cooperation Muhammad Bin Issa, currently visiting Saudi Arabia.

The two sides reviewed bilateral relations between the two countries and regional and international issues of mutual concern.

Earlier in the day, Muhammad Bin Issa started a visit to Saudi Arabia during which he will hand over a message to King Fahd Bin Abdul Aziz from the Moroccan King Muhammad 6th.

The Emir of al-Riyadh district prince Salman Bin Abdul Aziz received the Moroccan minister immediately upon his arrival in al-Riyadh.

The Moroccan ambassador to Saudi Arabia noted that Bin Issa's visit falls in the course of his Gulf tour prior to convening the summit of the Organization of the Islamic Conference due to be held in Doha on November 12th.

Prince al-Faisal also met with EU ME peace process special envoy Miguel Moratinos, currently visiting al-Riyadh.

The two sides reviewed current developments on the palestinian arena.

Stress was laid on the importance of the role played by the EU in the ME peace process.