Mauritanians expose the Makhzen’s interference with their country’s relations with Algeria – New Algeria

Mauritanian writers and journalists responded to them Ahmed Ould Battar, due to misleading leaks made by Moroccan newspapers known to be in the orbit of the Moroccan warehouse regime, falsely claimed that units of the Algerian army had entered Mauritanian territory, while they were chasing a group of smugglers and traffickers in drugs and contraband across the borders of the two countries.

These newspapers went so far as to incite the Mauritanian authorities against Algeria, accusing Nouakchott of vile submission, with the aim of creating tension between the two brotherly countries, whose relations are going through their best stages, characterized by mutual visits between officials of the two countries. The last of these visits was the one that led President Abdelmadjid Tebboune to the neighbourhood. Southwest, where he received a special reception from the authorities of this hospitable country.

In an article on the Rapid Info website, the journalist wrote: Ahmed Ould Battar: “Posting a blocked website on a platform RIM NOW And his editorial line is well known. Two articles talk about the incursion of an Algerian army unit into Mauritanian territory in the absence of a reaction from the Mauritanian authorities. Do we believe that? The same banned website confirms in a second article that Mauritania preferred to respond with silence.”

According to what the Mauritanian journalist wrote, “Informed Mauritanian military sources completely denied the reports that spoke of the Algerian army’s incursion into Mauritanian territory,” which is the same information that was reported in turn by Algerian sources, who said they spoke of a meeting on the border between the two countries for Algerian and Mauritanian patrols, with the aim of securing and besieging smugglers and traffickers in contraband. .

The Mauritanian journalist wrote in his article: “There was a moment of meeting that witnessed warm embraces and moments of familiarity before the units separated in the context of pursuing their mission related to securing the border,” which extends along 460 kilometers, and which usually witnesses suspicious movements due to the vastness of the region.

Ahmed Ould Battar concluded his article with an excerpt from the words of the Mauritanian government spokesman, in which he said: “Mauritania seeks to establish effective cooperation based on common development with countries and organizations that believe in human values, provide correct information, ensure access to information, and fight fake news.”

The Moroccan press, driven by the spurs of the Makhzen regime, has become accustomed to publishing false information aimed at harming Algerian-Mauritanian relations. Less than a week ago, the Mauritanian President, Mohamed Ould Sheikh Ghazouani, visited the Kingdom of Morocco with the aim of checking on his wife, who underwent surgery there, and despite the fact that this visit It was not a working visit, but rather a private visit, on the sidelines of which he was received by the Moroccan King, Mohammed VI. However, the Makhzen press wove fictional stories that forced the presidency The Mauritanian government denied it in a statement.

The Moroccan Makhzen press claimed that Ould Cheikh Ghazouani’s meeting with the Moroccan King touched on the Moroccan-Nigerian gas pipeline project, as well as the Moroccan King’s initiative, which he called enabling the Sahel countries to have access to the Atlantic. However, this information was completely false, which forced the Mauritanian presidency to publish a false statement. It contains that information.

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