Saudi deputy FM attends president of Mauritania’s inauguration ceremony

Saudi Deputy Foreign Minister Waleed Al-Khuraiji attended the inauguration ceremony of the president of Mauritania in Nouakchott on Thursday.

President Mohamed Ould Cheikh Ghazouani received Al-Khuraiji after the ceremony, and the two officials discussed ways to enhance relations between the Kingdom and Mauritania in various fields to achieve the common interests of the two countries and their peoples.

Al-Khuraiji attended the ceremony on behalf of King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Press Agency reported.

Ghazouani was re-elected as head of state following a national vote at the end of June, winning comfortably in the first round without the need for a run-off.