The President of Malta to attend funeral of the late King Hassan of Morrocco

H.E. Prof. Guido de Marco will be travelling to Morocco this evening to attend the funeral of the late King Hassan of Morocco.

King Hassan passed away on Friday 23^rd July after suffering a heart attack. The funeral, expected to be attended by a number of Heads of State and Government, will be held in Rabat, Morocco tomorrow Sunday 25^th July 1999.

H.E. the President will be accompanied by Mr Alfred Zarb, Ambassador to Morocco, Mr Alfred Cachia, Head of Protocol and Capt. David Mifsud, Aide-de-Camp. They are expected to return to Malta on Monday afternoon.