French president on state visit to Morocco this week

Originally published October 8, 2003

French president, Jacques Chirac, will pay this October 9-11 a state visit to Morocco, at the invitation of King Mohammed VI.

A statement of the Moroccan ministry of the royal household, protocol and chancellery said King Mohammed VI will meet the French president and host a dinner in honor of the French president and his spouse. The French presidential couple will visit the cities of Fez, Tangiers and Rabat.

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