HIBAPRESS
By high instructions from His Majesty the King, Supreme Commander and Chief of Staff of the Royal Armed Forces, a delegation led by Lieutenant General Mohammed Berrid, Inspector General of the Royal Armed Forces and Commander of the Southern Zone, paid a working visit to the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, during the period from April 6 to 8, in the framework of the periodic meetings of the Moroccan-Mauritanian Joint Military Committee.
A statement from the General Command of the Royal Armed Forces stated that the Mauritanian President, Mohamed Ould Cheikh El-Ghazouani, received on this occasion, Lieutenant General Mohammed Berrid, Inspector General of the Royal Armed Forces and Commander of the Southern Zone, yesterday, Tuesday, in Nouakchott, in the presence of the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Morocco in Nouakchott, Hamid Chabar. In the same day, adds the same source, the Inspector General of the Royal Armed Forces went to the Ministry of Defense headquarters, where he held talks with the Minister of Defense, Hanen Ould Sidi, who decorated him, on behalf of the President of the Republic, with the National Order of Merit of the rank of Commander. Following that, the Inspector General of the Royal Armed Forces and Commander of the Southern Zone jointly chaired with the Chief of Staff of the Mauritanian Armies the work of the sixth session of the Joint Military Committee. The statement indicated that the military officials expressed their satisfaction with the positive outcome of the cooperation that characterizes the military relations between the Kingdom of Morocco and the sister Islamic Republic of Mauritania, adding that they praised the tangible results of this fruitful cooperation, which represents a model of strategic partnership.
