Press Release: Commissioner Piebalgs welcomes resumption of political cooperation with Mauritania

On 23 June 2010, the European Commission together with the World Bank, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and other international donors welcomed Mauritania's renewed commitments for good governance and reconfirmed support to resume development cooperation, which was frozen in 2008 after a military coup. The international community has pledged a potential commitment of more than €2,5 billion (around $3,2 billion).

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European Commission: Memo: MEMO/10/273: Mauritania–EU relations - key facts and figures http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=MEMO/10/273&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

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