Tunisia's Ben Ali receives message from King Mohammed

Tunisia's President Zine Al-Abidine Ben Ali of Tunisia on Saturday received a message from Morocco's King Mohammed VI.

The message was handed to President Ben Ali by foreign affairs and cooperation secretary of state, Taieb Fassi Fihri.

Fihri said the message "is part of the permanent and fruitful dialogue between the two heads of state."

The message "deals mainly with the latest developments in the Arab Maghreb," he said.