Mauritanian-Chinese Center for Contemporary Studies Established

The Faculty of Arts and Human Sciences in Nouakchott hosted, Tuesday, a ceremony marking the launch of the activities of the Mauritanian-Chinese Center for Contemporary Studies. The center aims to promote and develop scientific and academic research in collecting data related to China and Mauritania, and work to enhance understanding between the peoples of the two countries. On behalf of the University Nouakchott- El Asriya, the Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Human Sciences, Mr. Mohamed Radhi Ould Sadvenna, welcomed all the participants in the ceremony to establish the center, appreciating the role played by its officials despite the constraints of the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. He added that the establishment of a contemporary Mauritanian-Chinese Studies Center would improve cooperation between the two countries in various fields, especially in the field of scientific research in its various human, social, and economic aspects, and consolidate relations of cooperation and understanding between the two peoples. For his part, the head of the parliamentary group for the Mauritanian-Chinese friendship, MP Mokhtar Ould Khliva, praised the establishment of the center, stressing that it would give an impetus to the cultural cooperation between China and Mauritania. In a message from the Chinese embassy in Nouakchott on the occasion, the Chargé d'Affaires at the embassy Mr. Wang Jian expressed his respect and appreciation for the experts and researchers interested in the Sino-Mauritanian issues and all those who support this project.