Madar (Nouakchott) - President Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani left Nouakchott at dawn on Tuesday, 10 November 2026, for Antalya, Turkey, to take part in the summit of the 31st Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP31), according to the Mauritanian News Agency (AMI).
He was seen off at Nouakchott-Oumtounsy International Airport by officials including the interior minister, the minister secretary-general of the presidency, Foreign Minister Mohamed Salem Ould Merzoug and the defence minister, as well as two minister-advisers at the presidency, the president's chief of private staff, the governor of Nouakchott West and the vice-president of the Nouakchott region.
The president is accompanied by a delegation that includes First Lady Dr Mariem Fadel Dah, the minister in charge of the president's office, the minister of environment and sustainable development, Mauritania's ambassador in Ankara, presidential advisers and the director general of state protocol.
The COP31 UN climate conference opened in Antalya on Monday, 9 November.
