(MENAFN- Morocco World News) Qatar's Prime Minister Abdallah Ben Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani Rabat – Qatari Prime Minister Abdallah Ben Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani is expected to travel to Morocco on Sunday for a working visit. During his official trip, Al Thani will co-chair with Morocco's Head of Government Saad Eddine El Othmani the 7th session of the High Joint Bilateral Cooperation Committee.

The news was confirmed by Moroccan news outlet Le360 on Saturday night.

The Qatari official is set to meet with Moroccan officials to hold a series of talks, which aims at boosting cooperation between the two countries.

Qatar and Morocco will also sign twelve cooperation agreements. The deals to be signed between the two countries will cover cooperation in areas such as political, business and cultural agreements.

On January 10, Qatari's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani Morocco's Minister of Foreign Affairs Nasser Bourita and Minister of Economy and Finance Mohamed Boussaid. During the meeting, the two Moroccan officials handed a written message from King Mohammed VI to the Qatari Emir.

In the message, King Mohammed VI underscored the bilateral relations between Qatar and Morocco and the means to develop them in order to meet the aspirations of the brotherly peoples and serve common interests, according to Qatar's news agency (QNA).

King Mohammed's visit to Qatar was welcomed by both Qatari people and the state media. Al Arab, a local daily introduced King Mohammed VI as the first ' ' after he landed in the Gulf country in November 2017 amid a Saudi-led blockade.'

Qatari citizens and their media have enthusiastically greeted King Mohammed VI for his special visit, which intended to discuss the 'excellent relations between the two brotherly countries,' according to Maghreb Arab Press (MAP).

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