Rabat – The Mauritanian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ismael Ould Cheikh Ahmed is expected to visit Morocco this Tuesday, September 28 in Rabat.
The Mauritanian FM will arrive in the capital on an official visit, according to diplomatic sources quoted by Moroccan outlet Le360.
Ismael Ould Cheikh Ahmed is expected to meet with his Moroccan counterpart, Nasser Bourita, in addition to reportedly presiding over the ceremony of laying the foundation stone for the construction of the Mauritanian diplomatic complex in Rabat.
The diplomatic complex of Nouakchott in Rabat, located in the Souissi district, will be built on an area of 5,000 square meters.
The Moroccan foreign affairs ministry is yet to confirm the news of the visit.
Back in September 19, Nasser Bourita held a phone call with his Mauritanian counterpart to review bilateral ties between the two North African neighbors.
During the call, the two officials expressed their mutual satisfaction with the state of relations and cooperation between the two countries.
The ministers discussed the importance of intensifying permanent contacts and consultations to serve the common interests of Morocco and Mauritania.
The two countries have repeatedly expressed determination to boost ties across different fields, including trade and diplomatic cooperation.
The call came after the official visit of Algerian Foreign Minister Ramtane Lamamra to Nouakchott, in the wake of reports in the Mauritanian media of plans for a summit in Algiers between Presidents Mohamed Cheikh Ould El Ghazouani and Abdelmadjid Tebboune.
This led many observers to believe that there might be some Mauritanian attempts to mediate the diplomatic tensions between Morocco and Algeria.
The Mauritanian FM has indeed mentioned on two separate occasions – both with Ramtane Lamamra and Nasser Bourita – issues of shared interests for countries in the Maghreb.
A week after the operation of the Royal Armed Forces in El Guerguerat back on November 13, King Mohammed VI called Mauritanian president Ould El Ghazouani to express his his “readiness to make an official visit to the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, sending at the same time the invitation to His Excellency the President to visit his second country, the Kingdom of Morocco,” according a statement from the Royal Cabinet.
