Nouakchott, Nov 20, 2014 (SPS) - Envoy of the President of the Republic, Mr. Mhmaed Khaddad, on Thursday received at the Presidential Palace in Nouakchott by H.E. Mr. Mohamed Ould Abdelaziz, President of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, said Mauritania news agency.
Envoy Mhamed Khaddad, also Coordinator with the UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO), delivered a message from the Saharawi President to his Mauritanian counterpart.
According to the same source, the message of President Mohamed Abdelaziz is related to the latest developments on the national question at the AU/UN levels and the issues of common concern.
It, added the source, focused on the need to revive the efforts aimed at bringing about a fair and lasting solution ensuring the legitimate right of the Saharawi people to self-determination in accordance with resolutions of the United Nations (UN) and African Union (AU), with a view to strengthen peace and security in the region and in the continent as a whole.
Addressing media following the meeting, Saharawi envoy said that he discussed with President Ould Abdelaziz the latest developments on the continent and all issues of mutual concern.
It is to be recalled that Mauritania is currently assuming the rotating presidency of the African Union. (SPS)
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