On royal instructions, Abdellatif Loudiyi, Minister Delegate in charge of the Administration of National Defense, met with General El Mokhtar Bolle Chaâbane at the headquarters of the Moroccan administration this Tuesday, as part of a Mauritanian military delegation’s visit to the Kingdom.
During this meeting, the two officials reaffirmed the need to deepen and broaden the range of bilateral military cooperation in the field of defense and security, as well as the consolidation of experience and expertise exchange between the two armed forces.
The common objective of the neighboring countries is to address security threats and challenges, including the fight against illegal migration and trafficking, said the General Staff of the Royal Armed Forces (FAR) in a statement.
The two officials welcomed the efforts of Morocco and Mauritania to boost regional cooperation in the western Mediterranean, as part of the “5+5 Defense” initiative, on the occasion of the Mauritanian presidency in 2021 and that of Morocco in 2022.
On the same day, the Lieutenant-General, Inspector General of the FAR, and commander of the South Zone, received at the General Staff of the FAR in Rabat, Major General El Mokhtar Bolle Chaâbane.
During this meeting, which took place in the presence of the heads of the offices concerned of the General Staff of the FAR and members of the Mauritanian delegation, the two parties highlighted the bilateral relations of friendship and military cooperation between the two countries.
The two officials co-chaired the work of the 3rd meeting of the Joint Military Commission Morocco-Mauritania, on the assessment of bilateral cooperation activities for the year 2021 and planning of military activities for the years 2022-2023.
These activities are particularly related to the areas of training, operational training, technical support and exchanges of visits and expertise.
The Moroccan-Mauritanian military cooperation is governed by a memorandum on the creation of the Joint Military Commission signed in Morocco on July 21, 2006.
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