The U.S. delegation, which arrives in Rabat on April 26, is led by Joseph McMILLAN, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs and composed of several U.S Department of Defense's civil and military officials.

     After visiting the Mohammed V mausoleum, the U.S. delegation was received at the headquarters of the General Staff of the FAR by Inspector general of the Royal Armed Forces (FAR) and Commander of the southern zone, General Abdelaziz Bennani. 

    Later on, a plenary session was co-chaired by General Bennani and McMillan and attended by members of both delegations.

    In the afternoon, the U.S. official met with Morocco’s Minister Delegate to the Prime Minister in Charge of National Defense Administration Abdeltif Loudyi.

    A luncheon was offered by HM the King in honour of the U.S. delegation at the Mess Officiers Club of Rabat, in the presence of the U.S. ambassador to Morocco and senior officers of the General Staff of the FAR.

     The Moroccan-American Advisory Defense Committee meets every two years alternately in the USA and Morocco. It is part of the bilateral military cooperation and helps to promote the partnerships between the two armed forces, the statement said.