Chadian President Arrives in Nouakchott

His Excellency Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno, President of the Transitional Military Council, President of the Republic of Chad, Head of State, President in office of the G-5 Sahel, arrived in Nouakchott on Monday, as part of a two-day friendly and working visit. The distinguished guest of Mauritania was greeted at Nouakchott-Oumtounsy International Airport by the President of the Republic, His Excellency Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani. The Chadian President was also welcomed by the Prime Minister, Mr. Mohamed Ould Bilal, the Speaker of the National Assembly, MP Cheikh Ould Baya, the President of the Constitutional Council, Mr. Diallo Mamadou Bathia, the Minister Secretary General of the Presidency of the Republic, the Minister Counselor at the Presidency of the Republic, the Director of Cabinet of the President of the Republic and the Chief of Staff of the President of the Republic, as well as by the Wali of Nouakchott West and the President of the regional council of Nouakchott. After listening to the Chadian and Mauritanian national anthems, the Chadian President reviewed the detachments that had come to pay the honors before greeting the members of the government, the high personalities of the State, the members of the diplomatic corps, the representatives of the international organizations accredited to Mauritania. For his part, the President of the Republic greeted the delegation accompanying the Chadian Head of State. The President of the Chadian Republic is accompanied by an important delegation including Messrs.: -Cherif Mahamat Zene, Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Integration, and Chadians Abroad, -Daoud Yahya Ibrahim, Minister Delegate to the Presidency of the Republic, in charge of national defense, ex-combatants, and victims of war, -Issa Doubragne, Minister of Economy, Planning, Development, and International Cooperation, -Ousmane Sougui Koko, Ambassador of Chad to Mauritania. The accompanying Mauritanian delegation includes Messrs.: -Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Cooperation, and Mauritanians Abroad, -Hanena Ould Sidi, Minister of National Defense, -Ousmane Mamoudou Kane, Minister of Economic Affairs and Promotion of Productive Sectors, -Mohamed Lamine Ould Aboye Cheikh El Hadrami, Officer in Charge of Special Duties at the Presidency of the Republic, -Yahya Ould Kebd, Officer in Charge of Special Duties at the Presidency of the Republic.