Publish Date: 1 February 2023 - 00:25

Tehran, IRNA – Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian after arrival in Nouakchott met and conferred with Mauritanian President Mohamed Ahmed Ould Ghazouani.

Amirabdollahian arrived in Mauritania capital city of Nouakchott on Tuesday night and was received by his Mauritanian counterpart, Mohamed Salem Ould Merzoug.

The foreign minister had left Tehran for Mauritanian capital city atop a political delegation for bilateral meetings with that country's officials.

After this meeting Amirabdollahian is scheduled to meet his Mauritanian counterpart, Mohamed Salem Ould Merzoug.

The Islamic Republic of Mauritania in West Africa gained independence in the year 1960.

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