President of Republic Leaves for Dakar to Attend Sport and Development Summit
His Excellency the President of the Republic, Mr. Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani, departed Nouakchott on Friday afternoon for Dakar to attend a high-level summit on sport and development, held on the sidelines of the Youth Olympic Games at the invitation of his Senegalese counterpart, His Excellency Mr. Bassirou Diomaye Faye.
The President of the Republic was seen off at Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport by the Prime Minister, Mr. El Moctar Ould Djay; the Minister Secretary-General of the Presidency of the Republic, Mrs. Aïssata Ba Yahya; Presidential Advisers Mr. Mohamed Mahmoud Ould Cheikh Abdallahi Ben Boya and Mr. Mohamed Aly Ould Sidi Mohamed; the Minister of Justice, Mr. Mohamed Ould Soueïdat; the Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Mauritanians Abroad, Mr. Mohamed Salem Ould Merzoug; the Minister of Defence, Veterans Affairs and Children of Martyrs, Mr. Ba Ousmane; the Minister of the Interior, Decentralisation and Local Development, Mr. Moctar Ahmed Bouceif; the Chief of the President’s Private Staff, Major General Mohamed El Moctar Cheikh Menni; the Wali (Governor) of Nouakchott West, Mr. Hamoud Ould M’hamed; and the Vice-President of the Nouakchott Regional Council, Mr. Idoumou Ould Abeidalla.
The President of the Republic is accompanied by a high-level delegation comprising:
- First Lady Dr. Mariem Mint Dah;
- The Minister in charge of the Cabinet of the President of the Republic, Mr. Nani Ould Chrougha;
- The Minister of Youth Empowerment, Employment, Sports and Civic Service, Mr. Mohamed Abdallahi Ould Louly;
- Mauritania’s Ambassador to Senegal, H.E. Mr. Mohamed Abdallahi Ould Ethmane;
- Officer in Charge of Special Duties at the Presidency, Mr. Harouna Traoré;
- Presidential Adviser, Mr. Cheikh Ould Bedda;
- The Director General of State Protocol, Mr. El Hassan Ould Ahmed.