King Mohammed meets head of Procter and Gamble group

Morocco's King Mohammed VI, accompanied by Prince Moulay Rachid, received here Wednesday John Pepper, President and Managing Director of the US "Procter & Gamble" Group.

Pepper briefed the king on his Group's activities in Morocco, especially a program to expand and modernize the group's industrial units in Casablanca and Mohammadia.

The group will invest $ 100 million to implement the program.

"Procter & Gamble" employs 1,200 people in Morocco.

The Royal Audience was attended by the Group's Eastern Europe President, and the group's Director-General for Morocco.

Andre Azoulay, Royal Advisor and Fathallah Oualalou, economy, finance, tourism and privatization minister also attended the audience.

Pepper also met with Prime Minister, Abderrahmane Youssoufi, with whom he studied a project to improve the living conditions in rural areas.