On 14 August, His Excellency Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani, the President of the Republic, sent the following message of congratulations to His Excellency Denis Sassou-Nguesso, the President of the Republic of Congo, on the occasion of his country’s National Day:
“The celebration of your country’s National Day provides me with a pleasant opportunity to extend my warm congratulations to you and to wish the brotherly Congolese people further progress and prosperity.
I take this opportunity to assure you of our firm commitment to working towards the development of the fraternal relations and cooperation that unite our two countries in the service of the interests of our two brotherly people.
Please accept, Mr. President and dear brother, the assurance of my highest consideration.
Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani.”