Mauritanian President Receives Credentials of Nigerien Ambassador

His Excellency the President of the Republic, Mr. Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani, received on Tuesday, at the Presidential Palace in Nouakchott, the credentials of His Excellency Mr. Abdoulaye Keita, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Niger to the Islamic Republic of Mauritania.

Following the ceremony, the President  granted an audience to the Nigerien ambassador in the presence of Mohamed Salem Ould Merzoug, Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Mauritanians Abroad.

In a statement to the Mauritanian News Agency following the meeting, the Ambassador of the Republic of Niger expressed his pride in presenting his credentials to His Excellency the President, and affirmed his country’s commitment to strengthening the historic bilateral relations between the Islamic Republic of Mauritania and the Republic of Niger, and to elevating them to broader horizons of cooperation and partnership.

He explained that the meeting provided an opportunity to reaffirm the shared commitment to strengthening the bonds of cooperation between the two brotherly countries and developing their relations in a way that serves the interests of both peoples and reinforces the historical ties that unite them.

The Nigerien ambassador noted that His Excellency the President had assured him of his full support in carrying out his diplomatic duties in Mauritania, adding, for his part, his deep pride in representing his country in the sisterly Islamic Republic of Mauritania, and affirmed his determination to do his utmost to consolidate and develop cooperative relations between the two countries, in a manner that serves the interests of the two brotherly peoples.