Crispin Grey-Johnson announced this journalists at a press conference that the two sides have a signed an agreement within the ambit of ties between Banjul and Nouakchott. He was speaking after the end of the meeting of the Mauritanian-Gambian Joint Ministerial Commission ended  at the Kairaba Beach Hotel.

The two sides discussed issues of mutual concern, covering areas such as trade, education, energy, tourism, youth, sports and culture, fisheries, transportation, social security and housing finance, and justice.

He also disclosed that in few weeks to come, the joint ministerial commission will work out a programme to send teachers to the two countries, students exchange visits, exchange of cultural ideas, amongst others. He expressed hope that these and other priorities areas in the joint communique will soon be embarked upon.

Mohamed Saleck Ould Mohamed Lemine, minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, said the session gave them the opportunity to outcome of the Nouakchott meeting in January 2001 and draw concrete actions towards the application of the decisions taken 2001, as well as make amendments where its deemed necessary.

 He noted that the two countries have the potentials to identify ways in which they can forge ahead for a tougher bilateral relationship.

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