Message from Morocco's King to Tunisian President

Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali has received a message from King Mohammed VI of Morocco, that was handed to him by Mohamed Rochdi Chraibi, member of the royal cabinet, an official source announced here Monday.

The message is part of "the excellent brotherly relations" between Tunisia and Morocco and the "ongoing consultations between the Tunisia President and HM the King on promoting bilateral relations and on the latest developments in the region and worldwide," the source added.

On the same day, the Moroccan monarch received in Tangiers (Northern Morocco) a message from the Tunisian President dealing with the Arab Summit that Tunisia is braced to host on May 22-23.