The Sovereign expresses, in the message, his best wishes for good health and happiness to Pope Francis.

"I should like to take this opportunity to laud the special relations enjoyed by the Kingdom of Morocco and the Holy See thanks to our common determination to develop our ties, for our mutual benefit," HM the King says in the message.

"Our shared goal is to promote the lofty human values based on cooperation, solidarity and coexistence, and to foster the culture of dialogue, peace and understanding between all peoples and civilizations," the Sovereign points out.