Author: Thu, 2020-03-12 02:18 RIYADH: Mauritania’s newly appointed ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Sidi Ali Ould Sidi Ali, met with the chairman of the Saudi-Mauritanian Parliamentary Friendship Committee, Assaf bin Salem Abu Thunein, in Riyadh. The committee chairman congratulated Sidi Ali on becoming the northwest African nation’s envoy to the Kingdom and wished him success in further strengthening bilateral relations and cooperation between the two countries and chambers. During the meeting, they discussed issues of mutual concern along with ways to enhance the work of the friendship committee. In October 2019, Abu Thunein led a delegation from the Saudi Shoura Council to Nouakchott, the capital and largest city of Mauritania, where he was received by Mauritanian Prime Minister Ismail Ould Bedde Ould Cheikh Sidiya. The Kingdom’s delegation also met the speaker of the Mauritanian National Assembly, Sheikh Ould Bayeh, who said: “The bilateral relations between the two countries are developing in an upward shift.” Nouakchott was also the April 2019 venue for a high-level conference aimed at expanding trade and investment between Saudi Arabia and Mauritania. Business leaders and ministers from both countries took part in the Saudi-Mauritanian Economic Forum, which was jointly organized by the Council of Saudi Chambers and the National Employers’ Union of Mauritania.Main category: Saudi ArabiaTags: Saudi-Mauritanian Parliamentary Friendship Committee Riyadh governor receives Saudi Cancer Societys officialsCoronavirus total in Saudi Arabia more than doubles to 45