King Mohammed VI receives Pope at Rabat airport

Moroccans greet King Mohammed VI and Pope of the Vatican in the streets of the capital
Pope Francis I of Morocco, Saturday, in Morocco on an official visit to the King, at the invitation of the faithful King Mohammed VI.

Upon arrival at Rabat Salé airport, the Pope was received by King Mohammed VI, who was accompanied by Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan and Prince Moulay Rachid.

After receiving a bouquet of roses from the hands of two children, he welcomed his presenter. Pope Francis reviewed a selection of royal guards that greeted him before the Bishop of the Diocese of Cristobal Lopez came forward to greet him.

At the entrance to the Honorary Hall of Rabat Salé Airport, King Mohammed VI presented dates and milk to the authentic Moroccan tradition.

After a break in the honorary hall of the air station, the procession of Pope Francis and Prince of the Faithful, King Mohammed VI, went to the courtyard of the Hassan Mosque in Rabat, where an official reception was given to the head of the Catholic Church.

A large number of residents of the cities of Salé and Rabat gathered along the route of the procession, expressing their joy at the start of Pope Francis' visit to Morocco.

The Pope's solutions come in Morocco to enshrine the uniqueness of the Kingdom as a land of coexistence, meeting and tolerance, and exchange between Muslims and followers of other religions.

On the occasion, the streets of Salé, Salé and Rabat, were decorated with Moroccan national flags and flags of the Vatican State.