Morocco FM Salaheddine Mezouar

Morocco's Foreign Minister Salaheddine Mezouar arrived in Cairo on Saturday in a short visit to Egypt.

He is scheduled to take part in a meeting of the Arab ministerial committee on ending the Israeli occupation.

The committee was formed following a decision by the recent Arab summit in Sharm El Sheikh and is headed by Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry.

The committee members will meet Saturday with French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius in Cairo to discuss an initiative to bring Israel and the Palestinians back to peace talks under an international framework amid growing regional instability.