Moroccan king visits Saudi Arabia

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(21 Apr 2016) LEAD-IN: • Morocco's king has been meeting with leaders from the Gulf Cooperation Council in Saudi Arabia. • The summit discussed security threats and officials were keen to emphasise the positive relationship between Morocco and the region. • • STORY-LINE: • King Mohammad VI of Morocco is in Riyadh for a meeting with the leaders of the Gulf states. • Security in the region is top of the agenda for the GCC-Morocco summit. • The Moroccan monarch and Saudi Arabia's King Salman Bin Abdulaziz's government ministers are keen to stress the strong ties they have built. • After the meeting, Adel Al-Jubair, Saudi Foreign Minister, praises Morocco's support for the Saudi-led military campaign in Yemen and says its ally was among the first countries to contribute to an Islamic anti-extremism coalition. • I do not remember any case where Morocco was not supportive and this indicates the strong relations and the strategic relations between us, he says. • His Moroccan counterpart Salaheddine Mezouar is equally as positive. • The last five years were enough to build up the foundations of the strategic relations and partnership, he says. • Morocco and the Gulf States remain a unified bloc. • The meeting came ahead of President Barack Obama's visit to Saudi Arabia to meet with with officials from six Arab nations to discuss regional security issues in the Persian Gulf. • • • Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork • Twitter: / ap_archive • Facebook: / aparchives • Instagram: / apnews • • • You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...

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