Mauritanian Community in The Gambia, on Friday organised a reception at the Sun Beach Hotel, to celebrate their country's 48th Independence anniversary.

To mark this day, His Excellency Yaya Ngam, the ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania to The Gambia, delivered a statement at the reception.
He expressed delight at the presence of the invited guests and dignitaries, describing it as a clear indication of the already existing relations between the two countries and their people.

He added His Excellency General Muhammed Ould Abdel Aziz, President of the High Council of State; head of state of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania and His Excellency Professor Alhaji Yaya Jammeh, President of the Republic of The Gambia have good brotherly relations.

The Mauritanian plenipotentiary explained that due to the block of institutions and difficult economic situation, Mauritania Armed Forces have with a start of patriotism carried out a movement of rectification on the 6th of August 2008, adding that from that date, the high council of state has taken a lot of measures in order to improve the living condition of the people of Mauritania.  

He revealed that the high council of state has launched a policy of proximity by visiting disadvantaged regions where less privileged people are living and taking care of institutions whose objectives are to satisfy the vital needs of people. Within the next days, he added, consultations called "the Estate General of Democracy" will assembled for all the political actors and members of civil society, for a boost of the democratic process.

Ambassador Ngam also seized the opportunity to thanked The Gambian leader for sending a ministerial delegation twice to Nouakchott and for receiving envoys of high council of state and other missionaries from the government and the people of Mauritania.

The Mauritanian diplomat also commended the Gambian government for treating well the Mauritania community in The Gambia, especially those working in the business sector and also thanked the government for the warm welcome.  

He finally urged the Mauritanian community in The Gambia to be law abiding, to maintain the already existing relationship between the two nations.

Crispin Grey Johnson, secretary of state for Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology represented the Gambian government with a host of other dignitaries.