Madar (Algiers) - Mauritanian Justice Minister Mohamed Ould Souidatt on Wednesday, 11 November 2026, took part in the 42nd session of the Council of Arab Justice Ministers in the Algerian capital, alongside justice ministers, heads of delegation and representatives of Arab states and of the Arab League, the Mauritanian News Agency (AMI) reported.
Addressing the Council, the minister stressed the importance of strengthening Arab judicial cooperation "as a necessity to face common legal and security challenges", saying the evolution of cross-border crime requires coordinated efforts, better cooperation mechanisms, the exchange of information and expertise and stronger mutual legal assistance among Arab states, the same source said.
He pointed to the challenges posed by organised and emerging crime, in particular terrorism, money laundering and its financing, trafficking in narcotics and psychotropic substances, and cybercrime, calling for legal frameworks to be updated and the capacities of judicial and security institutions to be strengthened "to ensure an effective response while safeguarding rights and freedoms".
Ould Souidatt also presented what he described as legislative and institutional reforms in Mauritania's justice sector, including modernising the judicial system, strengthening judicial independence, developing the courts, fighting corruption and bringing justice services closer to citizens, and said Mauritania was ready to keep contributing to Arab judicial cooperation, according to AMI.
On the sidelines of the session, the minister met Tunisian Justice Minister Leila Jaffel to discuss cooperation between the two countries and ways to develop it, particularly in the judicial field, as well as the exchange of experience in legal and judicial matters of common interest, the agency said.
Mauritania's ambassador to Algeria, Sidi Mohamed Mohamed Abdallahi, and several Justice Ministry officials accompanied the minister.
According to a statement issued on Monday by Algeria's Justice Ministry, the session is chaired by Algerian Justice Minister Lotfi Boudjemaa, and its agenda includes activating Arab conventions against terrorism, money laundering, cybercrime and corruption, drafting an Arab convention on personal data protection, and Arab model laws.
