Mauritania Praises Appointment of Mauritanian Diplomat as Head of MINUSMA

Our country praised the appointment of the distinguished Mauritanian diplomat, His Excellency Mr. El Ghassim Wane, as head of the EU Multidimensional mission for stabilization in Mali (MINUSMA).

A statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Cooperation, and Mauritanians Abroad, highlighted the great importance that President of the Republic, His Excellency Mr. Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani, attaches to the presence of Mauritanians in regional and international forums.

Here is the complete text of the ministry’s communique:

“The Mauritanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Cooperation, and Mauritanians Abroad learned with great satisfaction the appointment of the distinguished Mauritanian diplomat Mr. El Ghassim Wane as head of the UN multidimensional mission for stabilization in Mali (MINUSMA).

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Cooperation, and Mauritanians Abroad seizes the opportunity to highlight the great importance that President of the Republic, His Excellency Mr. Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani, attaches to the presence of Mauritanian’s competent elite in regional and international forums.

In this regard, we praise El Ghassim Wane’s personal and professional characteristics. We also appreciate the outstanding performance accomplished by his predecessor, Mr. Mohamed Saleh Nazif, wishing both of them success in their respective missions’’.