On 24 May, in Stratza (Italy), Mr. Abdessalam Ould Mohamed Saleh, the Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development, and Mr. Mohamed Lemine Ould Dhehbi, the Governor of the Central Bank of Mauritania, met with Mr.Mohammed bin Abdullah al-Jadaan, the Saudi Minister of Finance, on the sidelines of the G-7 summit.
During the meeting, the two sides discussed various issues relating to economic cooperation between the two countries and ways to strengthen it through the development of technical and financial cooperation and the promotion of investments and trade with a view to
greater Arab economic and financial integration.