1.   Peres leaves Saturday for the United States, and Goren said he would meet with the Moroccan king after the U.S. trip, likely on Wednesday.

2.   But in an interview published Tuesday in French newspaper Le Figaro, the Moroccan king attempted to shift the blame.

3.   Moroccan king arrives in Syria for talks on Mideast peacemaking.

4.   The Moroccan king is among the moderate Arab leaders Bush is pressing for help in resolving the current Middle East violence.

5.   The Moroccan king also plans to hold talks in Washington and New York with U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan on the future of Western Sahara.

6.   The Moroccan king was the first leader in the Arab-Muslim world to denounce the attacks.

7.   For his part the Moroccan king told reporters after the meeting that he hoped to speedily boost bilateral relations.

8.   The Moroccan king is to go on to Syria and Saudi Arabia after his visit to Jordan ending Saturday.

9.   The two leaders are due to meet in the US capital Tuesday, before the Moroccan king heads to New York for discussions with UN Secretary General Kofi Annan.

10.   The Chinese premier also invited the Moroccan king to pay an official visit to China.