Foreign Ministry Organizes Iftar in Honor of Diplomatic Corps

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Cooperation, and Mauritanians Abroad organized, Tuesday in Nouakchott, an Iftar ceremony in honor of the diplomatic corps accredited to our country.

On this occasion, the Minister delivered a speech in which he welcomed the ambassadors of brotherly and friendly countries, representatives of international and regional organizations, and other personalities present, especially in this context whether at the temporal or spatial level.

“In the middle of Ramadan, our meeting carries great significance in terms of the values of tolerance and altruism. Values which lie at the heart of our fundamental Islamic religion which we now need more than ever as that source of inspiration, individuals and peoples, for the preservation of peace and brotherhood”, as he put it.

He added that with regard to space, the organization of this event at the Diplomatic Academy, which was created (in a spirit of reform) under a vision of His Excellency the President of the Republic relating to the department’s policy in order to meet the expectations of Mauritanian diplomacy in the field of research, continuous improvement, diplomatic memory.

“I am therefore honored to welcome you in this place intended to be a space for exchanges, documentation, and cooperation with brotherly and friendly countries”, said the Minister who affirmed that “our country has every reason to be proud of its membership in numerous partnerships due to its geostrategic location and its cultural heritage”.

Likewise, our country is also proud to have forged, since the advent of its independence, many friendly relations which have made it possible to reduce the effects of geographical distance with countries which have become as close to us as our neighbors”, as the minister explained.

I take the opportunity to confirm to each other that their friendship is, for us, a main source of pride and to express to them our boundless determination and our concern to strengthen these relations in the common interest of our countries and in the interest of humanity, as the Minister concluded.

The ceremony was marked by the organization of a visit to the headquarters of the Academy to see its various pavilions before taking a family photo.

The ceremony was attended by Ahmed Ould Sidi Ahmed Ould Die, Secretary General of the Ministry, and several advisers, officials, and central directors of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Cooperation, and Mauritanians Abroad.