On Tuesday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov arrived on his first-ever working visit to Mauritania, a TASS correspondent reports.
Lavrov arrived in Nouakchott from Bamako.
The Russian foreign minister is scheduled to meet with Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani and hold talks with Foreign Minister Mohamed Salem Ould Merzoug.
The Russian foreign ministry said that during the upcoming talks, the ministers plan to have a detailed exchange of opinions on topical issues of international and regional agenda, including the situation in North Africa and the Middle East, the Sahara-Sahel region, the situation in Western Sahara and the Middle East settlement, the situation in Syria and around it, as well as on other topics of mutual interest.
Special attention will be paid to bilateral relations, primarily to the progressive development of cooperation in marine fishing, including in the context of ensuring favorable conditions for Russian fishermen working in Mauritania's exclusive economic zone. In addition, it is planned to discuss other issues of trade and economic cooperation with Mauritania, to outline new prospective areas to build mutually beneficial business cooperation.
Mauritania is located on the Atlantic coast of North-West Africa. The country has a population of about 3.9 million people. Diplomatic relations between Moscow and Nouakchott were established in 1964.
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Based on materials from TASS