In this message, the Sovereign said he was deeply saddened by the news of the death of Jean Daniel "following a life nourished by passion, commitment and a professional ethic that has managed with constancy, elegance and courtesy, to make room for debate and contradiction".
Jean Daniel has followed and often accompanied the most significant stages in the contemporary history of Morocco, HM the King said, adding that late Jean Daniel has always paid the greatest interest to the evolution of Morocco.
HM the King recalled on this occasion the last interview granted on July 6, 1999, by late HM Hassan II to Jean Daniel two weeks before his death.