On President al-Assad's visit to Morocco

The Monte Carlo radio correspondent in Morocco said on Monday that the Moroccan King received in Fez, the spiritual capital of Morocco, the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad who carries out his first official visit to Morocco.

The correspondent added that President al-Assad will hold political talks with King Muhammad 6th in Fez.

Moroccan sources said the talks will cover bilateral and regional issues and will concentrate on establishing a mechanism for a new cooperation through founding a joint higher committee and renewing the cooperation agreements linking the two countries since three decades.

The correspondent added that the an agenda of Arab issues is waiting this Syrian-Moroccan meeting, adding that among these issues are the developments of conditions in the Middle East, and inter- Arab relations.

Observers view Fez meeting with great interest to the new dynamism in the relations between the two states after two young leaders assumed power in both Syria and Morocco.

The correspondent added that Syrian- Moroccan relations have always maintained remarkable level.