La Verite: Algerian fm to visit Morocco shortly

Algerian Foreign Minister, Abdelaziz Belkhadem, will visit Morocco shortly, Moroccan Prime minister, Driss Jettou announced on Friday.

The Moroccan Premier, who was interviewed by Moroccan weekly "La Verite," also announced that Moroccan interior minister Mustapha Sahel, will also visit Algiers shortly.

Touching on the Moroccan Sahara issue, Jettou said Rabat remains open onto any initiative to politically settle the problem, as long as Morocco's sovereignty over its southern provinces is not questioned.

Regarding Moroccan-Spanish relations, the Premier said the detente, resulting from recent talks is in progress thanks to a new approach aiming to probe all pending issues.

Jettou announced the upcoming visit to Morocco of the Spanish foreign minister, Ana Palacio, part of efforts to normalize relations between Rabat and Madrid.