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In Athens, Ould Merzoug hands Ghazouani's message to Greek president, seeks support for Coumba Ba

The facade of the foreign ministry in Nouakchott
The foreign ministry building in Nouakchott (file)

Madar (Nouakchott) - Mauritania's Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Mauritanians Abroad, Mohamed Salem Ould Merzoug, on Monday, November 2, 2026, delivered in Athens a written message from President Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani to the President of the Hellenic Republic, Constantine Tasoulas, the Mauritanian News Agency reported.

According to the agency, the message concerns ways to strengthen and develop cooperation between Mauritania and Greece in various fields, as well as mobilising support for Mauritania's candidate for Secretary-General of the International Organisation of La Francophonie, Coumba Ba.

The minister conveyed President Ghazouani's greetings, praised the level of cooperation between the two countries and stressed Mauritania's wish to develop it in the common interest of both peoples.

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