US Secretary of State expected in Morocco next month

US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright will visit Morocco to meet with Secretary Albright will meet with King Mohammed VI and Prime Minister Yousouffi next September 1, part of a tour in the Middle East and East Asia, it was officially announced in Washington at the State Department.

According to spokesman James Rubin, Albright, who will start her tour in Morocco, "will have the purpose to ascertain the views of the relevant officials in these countries" (Morocco, Egypt, Israel, the Palestinian territories, Syria and Jordan).

Albright would also seek to "promote progress on all tracks of the peace process and to consult with various leaders on issues of bilateral concern," Rubin added.

After the Middle East trip which would end on September 5, the secretary of state will visit Vietnam and New Zealand.