UK pledges to implement export credit deal with Mauritania
British ambassador Guy Harrison said the agreement will widen financing for infrastructure projects and investment between the two countries.
Guy Harrison, the United Kingdom's ambassador to Mauritania, said his country is committed to implementing a memorandum of understanding signed with Mauritania on export credit. He made the remarks at a reception the embassy held in Nouakchott on Friday to mark the British sovereign's birthday.
Harrison said the deal will expand bilateral cooperation in financing infrastructure projects and open investment and partnership opportunities for economic actors in both countries. He said the embassy in Nouakchott continues to work on strengthening trade and investment ties.
Harrison praised British firms operating in Mauritania, naming BP, Chariot Energy and Ora Energy. He also reaffirmed the UK's commitment to cooperation on climate resilience, food security and protecting livelihoods, which he called essential to the country's stability.