On 28 March, the Minister of Agriculture, Mr. Sidina Ould Sidi Mohamed Ould Ahmed Ely, received Pr. Abdelwahab Zayed, the Secretary-General of the Khalifa International Award for Date Palm and Agricultural Innovation of the United Arab Emirates.
Discussions focused on preparations for the International Date Festival in Mauritania, due to be held at the end of next August in Nouakchott.