Mauritanian-European Union Fishing Protocol Extended

Nouakchott, 16 November 2020 (AMI)-The agreement relating to the Protocol’s extension fixing the fishing possibilities and financial contribution of the fisheries partnership agreement between Mauritania and the European Community was signed Sunday in Brussels.
The agreement, which extends the Protocol expiring on November 15th, 2020 at midnight, signed between the two parties, was signed on the Mauritanian side by our ambassador in Brussels, His Excellency Mr. Abdallahi Bah Nagi Kebd, and on the European side by His Excellency Mr. Michael Clauss, Ambassador Permanent Representative of the Federal Republic of Germany to the European Union, Chairman of the Representatives Committee (Germany is Currently Chairing the Council of Europe).
It is to be noted that this is the 2nd extension of the 2015-2019 Agreement, made under the same conditions as those of the initial agreement with the same quantities for a value of 57 million euros for the state budget and 41.25 million euros as sectoral support to the capacities of the Mauritanian boat equipment.
The negotiations were conducted, on the Mauritanian side, by Mr. Sidi Ali Ould Sidi Boubacar, Director General of Fisheries Resource Exploration at the Ministry of Fisheries and Maritime Economy, and by Ms. Celine Idil, head of the EU negotiations unit, for the European Union.