OPEN// FM visits Mausoleum of Mohammed V in Rabat
CAIRO, May 29 (MENA) - Minister of Foreign Affairs, Emigration and Egyptian Expatriates Badr Abdelatty visited on Thursday the Mausoleum of Mohammed V which includes the tombs of late Moroccan King Mohammed V and his son Hassan II.
The top diplomat signed the visitation book to mark his visit. (MENA)
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