The Minister of the Interior, Abdelouafi Laftit, met on Monday in Rabat with the Minister Delegate to the Minister of the Interior, Decentralization and Local Development, in charge of Decentralization and Local Development of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, Yacoub Ould Salem Fall.
This meeting took place as part of the working visit of the Mauritanian Minister to the Kingdom (May 4–8), at the head of an important delegation composed of senior officials from the Ministries of the Interior and Decentralization, says the Ministry of the Interior in a press release.
It also falls within the framework of the fraternal and fruitful cooperation relations between Morocco and Mauritania, under the wise leadership of His Majesty King Mohammed VI, and President Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazwani.
These relations aim to strengthen the foundations of South-South cooperation and to promote solidarity and joint action in the face of current development challenges, the same source adds.
The two parties held extended discussions, which provided an opportunity to present Morocco’s experience in advanced regionalization and decentralization and to exchange views on ways to broaden and develop cooperation prospects between the two countries in this vital area.
During the meeting, the two officials emphasized the importance of enhancing decentralized cooperation as a key lever to promote territorial governance and spatial development.
They expressed a shared commitment to establishing effective partnerships between Moroccan and Mauritanian local authorities, through the exchange of experiences and best practices in areas such as solid waste management, local services, urban development, territorial planning, and digital transformation.
In this regard, the two parties reviewed the Moroccan-Mauritanian decentralized cooperation, which has made tangible progress in recent years thanks to a series of projects jointly undertaken by the local authorities of both countries, thereby paving the way for new mechanisms to elevate this cooperation to a model strategic partnership.
This visit reflects the positive momentum of Moroccan-Mauritanian relations, as well as the shared desire to further strengthen bilateral cooperation in territorial governance, in the spirit of fraternity and complementarity that unites the two brotherly nations, the Ministry concludes.
MAP:05 mai 2025
