US secretary of defense to arrive in Morocco on Monday

Originally published September 26, 1998

US Secretary of Defense William Cohen will arrive on Monday in Morocco at the conclusion of a tour that includes Portugal, Macedonia, Bosnia, and Italy. Moroccan sources told ArabicNews.com today that Cohen will participate in NATO meetings in Barcelona, after which he will inspect the US forces in the Balkans, who number 350 soldiers among the peacekeeping forces affiliated to the United Nations in Macedonia.

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