Mauritania’s Ambassador in New York Presents Credentials to UN Secretary-General

Mauritanian Ambassador to the United Nations His Excellency Mr. Sidi Baham Mohamed Laghdaf presented, on Monday in New York, his credentials to Mr. Antonio Guitiérrez, Secretary-General of the organization as Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Mauritania to the United Nations. The credentials ceremony’s presentation was preceded by another presentation made on 28 August 2020 via videoconference due to the spread of COVID-19. The Ambassador conveyed the greetings of the President of the Republic, Mr. Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani, to the Secretary-General of the United Nations. He also discussed with Mr. Guterres the gravity of the Guerguerat situation and the expected role of the UN in resolving the conflict. He expressed our country’s will and its permanent readiness to contribute to the international organization’s efforts for the promotion of peace and security in the world. On his part, the UN secretary-general demanded from the Ambassador to convey his greetings to the President of the Republic and thanked Mauritania for its contribution to the efforts aiming to resolve the crisis of Guerguerat, following a phone call he had with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Cooperation, and Mauritanians Abroad. The Secretary-General also praised the Mauritanian role in the fight against terrorism in the Sahel and in the promotion of human rights.