Egypt’s FM receives Mauritanian counterpart in Cairo

CAIRO – 15 May 2023: Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry will receive, on Tuesday, his Mauritanian counterpart Mohamed Salem Ould Marzouk at the headquarters of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Cairo downtown, according to a statement from the Egyptian Foreign Ministry on Monday.

Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry met with Mauritanian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Cooperation and Mauritanians Abroad Mohamed Salem Ould Marzouk on the fringe of their participation in the Arab-Chinese summit in Riyadh in December 2022.

Marzouk congratulated Shoukry on Egypt's successful organization of COP27, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ahmed Abu Zeid said.

Marzouk thanked Egypt for its support to the Mauritanian students in the country, lauding the enlightening role, played by the Egyptian Cultural Center in Nouakchott.

Shoukry, for his part, asserted Egyptian support for Mauritanians in all fields.