On 17 November, His Excellency Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani, the President of the Republic, sent the following message of congratulations to His Majesty Haitham ben Tarek al-Saïd El Mouadham, Sultan of Oman, on the occasion of the celebration of his country’s National Day:
″ Majesty and Dear Brother,
The celebration of the National Day of the Sultanate of Oman offers me the pleasant opportunity to express to Your Majesty my warm congratulations and my best wishes for progress and prosperity for the brotherly Omani people.
I would also like to take this opportunity to assure you of our firm determination to work toward developing cooperative relations between our two countries and to strengthen the ties of friendship and fraternity that unite our two brotherly people.
Please accept, Your Majesty, the assurances of my highest consideration.
Your brother: Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani ″.