Morocco PM represents King Mohammed VI at Mauritanian President's inauguration

Head of Government Aziz Akhannouch arrived in Nouakchott on Thursday to represent King Mohammed VI at the inauguration ceremony of Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani, who has been re-elected for a second term.

Akhannouch was greeted at Nouakchott airport by Mauritanian Prime Minister Mohamed Ould Bilal Messaoud and Moroccan Ambassador to Mauritania Hamid Chabar.

Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani was re-elected for a second term as President of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania after winning the presidential election with 56.12% of the votes in the first round.