Defense Minister returns to Nouakchott after participating in International Defense Industry Exhibition in Turkey
Nouakchott
The Minister of Defense, Retirees, and Children of Martyrs, Mr. Hanenna Ould Sidi, returned to Nouakchott on Friday from Turkey after participating in the 17th International Defense Industry Fair (IDEF 2025), held in Istanbul from July 22 to 27, 2025.
On the sidelines of the exhibition, the Minister of Defense held a meeting with his Turkish counterpart,HE Mr. Yasar Guler, where they discussed ways to strengthen existing military cooperation between the two countries and signed a memorandum of understanding at the conclusion of the meeting.
The meeting was attended on the Mauritanian side by Mr. Alioune Aïnine, Chargé d’Affaires at our embassy in Ankara, Colonel Mohamed Mahmoud Jdoud, Central Director of Equipment, Colonel Sidi Ould El Veirick, Military Attaché at the Mauritanian Embassy in Ankara, and Colonel Lif Mohamed Diady, Advisor to the Minister of Defense.