Foreign Affairs Minister Meets with UN Secretary General

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation and Mauritanians Abroad, Mr. Ismaël Ould Cheikh Ahmed, met today, Saturday in New York, on the sidelines of the session of the United Nations General Assembly , H.E. Antonio Guterres, Secretary General of the United Nations. During the meeting, the Secretary General praised the role played by Mauritania within the framework of the Group of Five Sahel countries and highlighted the wisdom of its diplomatic positions and their effectiveness in the face of major regional challenges. The UN Secretary General also thanked our country for its role in welcoming refugees from the Republic of Mali. The meeting took place in the presence of M. Sidi Ould Mohamed Laghdaf, Ambassador, and Permanent Representative of our country to the United Nations, Mr. Baba Ould Mohamed and Ms. Mariem Sow, both advisers to the mission to the United Nations.