US official holds talks in Rabat
US assistant secretary of state in charge of the near east, Edward Walker, who started on Sunday a visit to Morocco, held separate meetings with prime minister, Abderrahmane Youssoufi, and interior minister, Ahmed El Midaoui.
Bilateral relations and the creation of a committee to promote economic and financial cooperation were surveyed by Youssoufi and Walker. The two men also reviewed a set of international issues, including the Middle-East peace process and expressed concern over the situation prevailing in the occupied Arab territories.
El Midaoui and Walker hailed the excellent longstanding friendship and cooperation ties existing between Morocco and the USA and reviewed means to consolidate and activate Morocco-US cooperation.
