Moroccan premier meets Portuguese FM

Morocco's premier, Abderrahmane Youssoufi, conferred on Friday night with visiting Portuguese state minister, foreign minister, Jaime Gama, over bilateral relations and latest international developments.

Gama told reporters he reviewed with the head of the Moroccan government international issues, bilateral relations and cooperation in addition to Euro-Mediterranean partnership.

The two Mediterranean officials also exchanged views on holding an extraordinary ministerial session of the Euro-Mediterranean forum, likely to be held next October 15 in Morocco to debate all implications of the fight against terrorism and strategies for cooperation between all countries who share the same ideas on international stability.

The proposal to hold this extraordinary session was launched Friday by King Mohammed VI of Morocco during his meeting with Gama.

Following the meeting with the prime minister, Gama left Morocco at the end of a brief visit.