President of Republic Receives Belgian Ambassador’s Credentials

On 26 July, in Nouakchott, His Excellency Mr. Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani, the President of the Republic, received the credentials of HE Ms. Veronique Petit in her capacity as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Belgium. The President of the Republic then received the Belgian diplomat in the presence of Mr. Mohamed Salem Ould Merzoug, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Cooperation, and Mauritanians Abroad. At the end of the meeting, Ms. Veronique Petit said she was honored to have resented her credentials to the President of the Republic as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Belgium. The Belgian diplomat stressed that relations between Mauritania and the Kingdom of Belgium are warm, cordial, and friendly, based on mutual respect and reciprocal listening. The Belgian Ambassador added that she discussed with the President of the Republic relations between Mauritania and Belgium, the means to strengthen them, and the situation in the region. HE Ms. Veronique Petit said she was delighted with the security and stability that has prevailed in Mauritania for many years while it is in a region unfortunately plagued by attempts at destabilization. She promised to work to strengthen these relations in the diplomatic, economic, and commercial fields and to diversify them.