US official starts talks with Moroccan officials
US assistant-secretary of state for the Middle East, William Burns, conferred with Moroccan foreign affairs and cooperation minister, Mohamed Benaissa.
Talks focused on bilateral relations and means to upgrade them in economic, political and cultural realms, Benaissa told MAP news agency.
The situation in the Middle-East, in North Africa and the latest developments in Afghanistan were also reviewed, he said.
Burns Arrived here on Tuesday, part of a North African tour that led him to Algeria and Tunisia.
