- The relationship between the United Arab Emirates and its sister, the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, is an example of a fraternal relationship based on respect, cooperation and communication. It is a relationship between two brotherly peoples of one nation linked by ties of kinship and united by religion and a common destiny.
- In addition, the two countries are organized within the framework of many regional organizations. and international organizations such as the League of Arab States, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation and others.
- The beginning of bilateral relations between the two countries dates back to the early seventies of the last century. On 07/08/1973, the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan received the late Hamdi Ould Meknes, the then Minister of Foreign Affairs of Mauritania.
- Then there was an exchange of visits between the two former presidents - may God have mercy on them - His Excellency Mr. Mokhtar Ould Daddah, President of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, who paid an official visit to the country on 04/28/1974, to which the late His Highness Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan responded with an official visit to Mauritania, which started on 13 / 08/1974, and lasted three days.
- These two visits had a great impact in drawing the foundations of cooperation and communication between the two countries at various levels.
- The meetings between the presidents of the two brotherly countries continued on the sidelines of the Arab and Islamic summit meetings, which pushed the process of cooperation forward in all fields. On March 11, 2008, former Mauritanian President Sidi Mohamed Ould Sheikh Abdullah paid an official visit to the UAE, where he discussed with The late H. H. Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates, "may God protect him", ways to strengthen the bonds of relations between the two brotherly countries.
- The governments of Mauritania and the UAE have ratified the establishment of a joint committee for cooperation, after the agreement establishing the committee was signed in January 2012 in the UAE capital Abu Dhabi by His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Mr. Hamadi Ould Hamadi, then Mauritanian Minister of Foreign Affairs.
- The economic ties between the two countries are embodied in many projects that the UAE economic and charitable institutions have contributed to achieving, especially the Zayed Charitable Foundation, the Emirates Red Crescent Authority and the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development, through the provision of soft loans, grants and generous aid, and intervention in emergency humanitarian cases, and these links vary to include Implementation of dozens of projects in the fields of infrastructure, agriculture, minerals and health. It has been noted for years that the Mauritanian markets have imported many of their goods from the UAE markets, which means that most Mauritanian importers abandon their traditional markets and replace them with the UAE markets.
- Commercial dealings between the two countries are mainly limited to a one-sided trade movement, as Mauritania imports basic goods and materials from the UAE, such as clothing, cloth, cars, spare parts, and home furnishing materials and devices, without this being matched by an Emirati demand for basic raw materials that Mauritania exports to the world, such as iron, Fish, copper, gold, although it was noticed recently that scrap exports from Mauritania to the UAE increased significantly.
- The value of Mauritanian exports to the UAE in 2016 amounted to 9 million dollars, according to the National Bureau of Statistics in Mauritania. The value of UAE imports to Mauritania in 2015 amounted to about 419 million dollars (including oil and non-oil imports), while it declined in 2016 to 249 million dollars, and this can be explained by a noticeable decline in the total Mauritanian imports during the same year, in addition to the entry of other parties. On the oil export line to Mauritania.
- In January 2011, in Abu Dhabi, an agreement was signed between the two countries regarding the development of bilateral cooperation in the field of air transport. The agreement was signed on the Mauritanian side by Mr. Yahya Ould Hadmine, former Minister of Equipment and Transport, and for the UAE, Mr. Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansouri, Minister of Economy and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the General Civil Aviation Authority.
- The agreement concluded between the two parties consists of twenty-three articles and includes articles for granting air transport rights to organizations the designated air transport, the multiple designation of the airlines of both contracting parties, the basis for operating the agreed lines, customs exemptions and other fees, safety and security, consultations and dispute settlement
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