WASHINGTON, Muharram 27, 1434, Dec 11, 2012, SPA - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has canceled her trip to Morocco this week for a meeting on the future of Syria's opposition because of a stomach virus, the State Department said on Monday. Deputy Secretary of State Bill Burns will travel to the meeting in her place. "Since she's still under the weather, we'll be staying put this week instead of heading to North Africa and the Middle East as originally planned," State Department spokesman Philippe Reines said in a statement. "In her place, Deputy Secretary Burns will travel to Marrakech for the Friends of the Syrian People meeting. We will let you know when she shakes this bug and resumes a public schedule," he said. Hillary Clinton had been due to join foreign ministers from allied nations in Morocco to discuss the 20-month old Syria crisis. Hillary Clinton had planned to continue from Morocco to Tunisia and the United Arab Emirates, according to a report of Reuters. --SPA 12:59 LOCAL TIME 09:59 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/1057718