Large exhibition of Egyptian products to open in Nouakchott in Oct

NOUAKCHOTT - 12 July 2017: Egyptian Ambassador to Mauritania Maged Nafee Mosleh said that a large exhibition displaying Egyptian products will open in Mauritania in October.

The exhibition is a start of a new stage of economic cooperation between both countries, Mosleh told MENA on Tuesday.

Mosleh highlighted the importance of coordination between Cairo and Nouakchott, pointing out that he discussed with the Mauritanian health minister ways to strengthen bilateral cooperation through dispatching Egyptian physicians to Mauritania and supplying its market with Egyptian pharmaceutical products.

Mosleh also added that Egypt will increase the number of scholarships offered to Mauritanians from 22 to 100 this year, explaining that Egypt has been providing other training programs to Mauritania in the fields of fisheries and shipbuilding.