Mauritanian Interior Minister meets with Moroccan and Algerian ambassadors

Mauritania’s Minister of the Interior, in charge of decentralization and local development, Mohamed Ahmed Mohamed Lemine, held separate meetings on Tuesday, May 13, with the ambassadors of Morocco and Algeria.

During his meeting with Hamid Chabar, Morocco’s ambassador to Nouakchott, the discussions focused on «strengthening bilateral cooperation between the two countries and exploring ways to develop it in the service of shared interests», according to a statement from the Mauritanian Interior Ministry.

The meeting comes just eight days after the visit to Morocco by Yacoub Salem Vall, Mauritania’s Minister Delegate for the Interior in charge of decentralization and local development. In Rabat, Vall was received by Morocco’s Minister of the Interior, Abdelouafi Laftit. The two officials exchanged views on Morocco’s experience in advanced regionalization and decentralization, while exploring opportunities to deepen bilateral cooperation in this strategic field. Last week, Nouakchott also hosted the first edition of the Morocco-Mauritania Parliamentary Economic Forum.

On the same day, Minister Mohamed Lemine also met with Algerian ambassador Amin Abderrahmane Saïd-Abdessameud. According to the ministry, this meeting also focused on «strengthening bilateral cooperation between the two countries and exploring ways to develop it in the service of shared interests». Aside from minor differences in names, the official statements summarizing the two meetings were nearly identical.

Meanwhile, Algeria is preparing to host a trade week in Nouakchott from May 22 to 28. A delegation of Algerian investors is also expected to visit Mauritania in June.