Madar (Nouakchott) - Mauritania's Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Mauritanians Abroad, Mohamed Salem Ould Merzoug, on Monday, October 26, 2026, received a European diplomatic delegation at his office in Nouakchott, including Italy's ambassador, the ambassador heading the European Union delegation and the first counsellor of the French embassy, the Mauritanian News Agency (AMI) reported.
The talks covered cooperation and partnership between Mauritania, the European Union and its member states and ways to strengthen them, as well as several issues of common interest, as part of consultations between the two sides.
The meeting was attended by the ministry's director for the Arab League and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, who is also acting director for Europe. The agency gave no further details on the issues discussed.
