Iran’s Minister of Culture urges closer ties among Muslim nations in Mauritania

Iran’s Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance has called for boosting cultural and ties with Islamic, Arab and African countries.

Mohammad Mehdi Esmaili made the comments after travelling to the Northwestern African nation of Mauritania to participate in the ceremony introducing Nouakchott as the cultural capital of the Islamic World.

Leading a cultural delegation, the minister arrived in Nouakchott on Friday morning and was welcomed by the Mauritanian officials.

In a meeting with the Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani, the Iranian official conveyed the congratulatory message of Iran’s President and nation on the occasion.

Esmaili said that the expansion of the relations with the Islamic, Arab and African countries is a ground for new exchanges among the states.

He called for leveraging the Iranian civilization’s capacity to deepen the public diplomacy of the Islamic Republic.

The President of Mauritania, Ould Ghazouani, said that the development of political, economic and cultural relations between the two countries in the West Asia and North Africa will be important and strategic.

The Islamic Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO) selected Nouakchott, the capital city of Mauritania, as the cultural capital of the Islamic World in 2023.

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