Minister for Economic Affairs Takes Part in the Paris Forum

The Minister for Economic Affairs and Development, Mr Abdallahi Souleymane Cheikh Sidia, took part, Yesterday, Wednesday, in the proceedings of the 13th annual meeting of the Paris Club (Paris Forum), held in the French capital, in response to an official invitation from his French counterpart, Roland Lescure is the Minister of the Economy, Finance and Industrial, Energy, and Digital Sovereignty.

This year’s session is of exceptional importance, as it coincides with the 70th anniversary of the founding of the ‘Paris Club’. The forum brought together numerous international decision-makers, including creditor and debtor countries, international financial institutions —foremost among them the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank—as well as representatives of the United Nations, the private sector, academics and non-governmental organisations, to discuss mechanisms for preventing and resolving sovereign debt crises and renewing international partnerships against the backdrop of a changing global financial landscape.

On the sidelines of the forum, the Minister held a meeting with officials from the ‘Paris Club’, dedicated to discussing and reviewing the technical assistance provided by the Club to Mauritania, as well as ways to support national efforts aimed at ensuring the continued sound and sustainable management of external debt, in line with  Mauritania ’s development objectives.