Agriculture Minister Holds Discussions with Chinese Ambassador

The Minister of Agriculture, Mr. Sidina Ould Sidi Mohamed Ould Ahmed Ely, held discussions with HE Mr. Li Baijun, Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to our country. The discussions dealt with strengthening the deeply-entrenched relations of cooperation between the two countries, particularly in the agricultural field. The minister affirmed to the Chinese diplomat that the Mauritanian government is counting on the Chinese support to efficiently accelerate the implementation of the program of His Excellency the President of the Republic, Mr. Mohamed Ould Cheikh El-Ghazuani. The minister called to expedite the re-operating of the M’Bagne Center of Agricultural Technologies to advance agricultural production. On his part, the Chinese Ambassador expressed his country’s readiness to support the government to develop and improve agricultural methods through providing expertise and modern technologies.