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“The president of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani, congratulated his brother the president of the Republic, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, on the confidence renewed in him by the Algerian people and his re-election for a new term. He wished him success in his presidential duties, and stressed the strong relations between Algeria and Mauritania,” the same source said.

For his part, the president of the Republic thanked “his brother, the Mauritanian president, for his noble sentiments,” underlining “the ongoing bolstering of bilateral relations in the best interests of both brotherly peoples,” according to the statement.

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