Moroccan Premier Abdul-Elah Benkeran met in Rabat today with Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister of Foreign Affairs who is also the Russian President's Envoy for the Middle East Michael Bogdanov who is currently on a visit to Morocco to deliver a message from the President of Russian Federal Republic Vladimir Putin to Moroccan King Mohammed VI. During the meeting, the message was handed over to the Prime Minister and aspects of cooperation between the two countries as well as situations in the Middle East, particularly the situation in Syria, were discussed.