Upon his arrival at the Amiri Diwan, HM the King was greeted by head of the State of Qatar, Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani.

 Afterwards, the Sovereign, accompanied by the Emir of Qatar and HRH Prince Moulay Rachid, was greeted by HH Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani, Crown Prince of Qatar, Sheikh Abdullah Bin Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani, head of the Emir's cabinet, Sheikh Khalid Bin Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani and Sheikh Jawan Bin Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani.

 HM King Mohammed VI and the Emir of Qatar headed for the VIP stand to salute the flags of both countries while national anthems were playing.

 HM the King is paying, since Friday, an official working visit to Qatar as part of a tour in four countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and in Jordan.

 After Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Qatar, the sovereign will head for the UAE and Kuwait.

 The monarch is leading a large delegation composed of the sovereign's advisors, Omar Azzimane, Zoulikha Nasri, Fouad Ali Al Himma and Yasser Znagui, as well as Foreign Minister Saad El Dine Otmani, Minister of Economy and Finance Nizar Baraka, Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries Aziz Akhannouch, Minister of Equipment and Transport Aziz Rebbah, Minister of Health Houcine El Ouardi, Minister of Energy Fouad Douiri.