HRH Prince Moulay Rachid was greeted upon his arrival at Carthage international airport by Tunisian secretary of State to the minister of Foreign Affairs Sabri Bachtobji, the mayor of the City of Tunis, Saida Abderahim and the governor of Tunis, Chedli Bouallegue.

HRH Prince Moulay Rachid was also greeted by Morocco's ambassador to Tunisia, Hassan Tariq and members of the Kingdom's embassy.

HM King Mohammed VI had sent a message of condolences to speaker of the Assembly of the Representatives of Tunisian People (Parliament) Mohamed Ennaceur, in which the Sovereign expressed His heartfelt condolences and sincere feelings of compassion following "the demise of one of the great men of Tunisia who devoted his life to serving his country and contributed with selflessness and devotion to the building of the modern state".

In this message, the Sovereign said to remembered, in this ordeal, the qualities of the deceased and the great political competence he has shown in leading his country, especially after his election as head of state.

 HM the king added that Beji Caid Essebsi has worked seriously and with a spirit of exemplary patriotism to complete and foster the democratic process of his country and strengthen its rebirth and development within the framework of security and stability.

"The Kingdom of Morocco recalls with esteem the bonds of solid fraternity and active solidarity which linked the deceased to the Kingdom and his firm determination to establish solid and exemplary relations of cooperation between the two countries, in addition to his sincere attachment to unity and the greatness of the brotherly Maghreb peoples," HM the King said in this message.