King Mohammed holds phone talks with Syrian president

Originally published July 23, 2002

Morocco's King Mohammed VI held this Monday phone talks with President Bashar al-Assad of Syria. The sovereign informed the Syrian president about the latest developments of the Moroccan taoura/leila islet.

President Al-Assad voiced his country's full solidarity with Morocco, MAP reported.

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