King Mohammed meets Spain's army chief of staff

Originally published November 11, 2000

Morocco's King Mohammed VI met Friday afternoon at the royal palace in Marrakesh visiting General Alfonso Pardo De Santayana Y Coloma, army chief of staff of Spain.

The meeting was attended by the chief of staff's cabinet head Brigafier Luis Pelaez and military attaché at Spain's embassy in Rabat, Col. Babriel Puche.

On the Moroccan side, Generals Abdelaziz Bennani, Abdelhak Kadiri, Bouchaib Aroub, Ahrouch Benali and Mohamed Temsamani attended.

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