MK Moshe Arbel (Shas), Israel's Interior Minister and Health Minister, on Friday morning began an official visit to Morocco, where he will meet his counterparts in that country's Interior and Health ministries.

The meetings aim to advance cooperation between Israel and Morocco in a variety of fields.

Also on Friday, Arbel arrived at the King David synagogue in Casablanca, where he recited the "Mi Shebeirach" prayer for the Moroccan king, Mohammed VI: "May He do good with us and with all of Israel, our brothers."