Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani met with the Speaker of the Moroccan House of Representatives, Rachid Talbi Alami, on Friday, May 9, in Nouakchott. Following the meeting, the Moroccan official said the discussion covered several important issues, according to the Mauritanian Information Agency (AMI). Also present at the meeting were Mohamed Ould Bemba Meguett, Speaker of the Mauritanian National Assembly; Nani Ould Chrougha, Minister in charge of the Presidency of the Republic; and Hamid Chebar, Morocco's Ambassador to Nouakchott. This audience granted to Rachid Talbi Alami took place on the sidelines of the first Morocco-Mauritania Economic Parliamentary Forum, held in Nouakchott on May 9 and 10. Initially announced in 2022 but postponed several times, the event reflects the revitalized bilateral ties between Morocco and Mauritania, following the December 20, 2024 meeting in Casablanca between King Mohammed VI and President Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani.
