King Hassan II receives governor of Saudi region

Originally published June 30, 1999

King Hassan II received Tuesday at the royal palace of Skhirat (40 km south of Rabat) Prince Khaled Al-Faysal Ibn Abdelaziz, governor of the Saudi region of Al-Assir. The Saudi prince, 59, is a poet and painter. During his visit to Morocco, the Saudi prince also met with Cultural Affairs Minister Mohamed Achaari.

The Saudi prince read out before the Moroccan public poems and dedicated an exhibition of his paintings.

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