Japan-Mauritania Relations 
July 2009
Basic Data
- Diplomatic Relations:
- 29 November, 1960 (Date of the recognition of the State)
- Japanese Nationals:
- Number of Japanese nationals residing in the Islamic Republic of Mauritania: 12 (as of Oct. 2007)
- Trade with Japan (2006):
- Exports: 11,536 million yen (marine products such as squids and octopus, chromium ore, etc)
- Imports: 1,880 million yen (automobiles, tires, etc)
- Direct Investment from Japan (cumulative total fiscal 1951-1998):
- 1,517 million yen
- Japan's Economic Cooperation:
- List of Exchange of Notes
- Loans: 11,407 million yen
- Grants: 28,530 million yen
- Technical cooperation: 2,234 million yen
VIP Visits
- From Japan to the Islamic Republic of Mauritania:
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Date Name Aug. 2004 Members of the House of Representatives, MURATA, KITAMURA Aug. 2006 Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, ITO Apr. 2007 Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, HAMADA - From the Islamic Republic of Mauritania to Japan:
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Date Name (from 2004) Jun. 2004 Minister of Fishery Jul. 2005 Minister of Foreign Affairs, BEUAL Jul. 2006 Minister of Energy and Oil, MOHAMED ALI Aug. 2007 Minister of Foreign Affairs, LEMINE Sep. 2007 Minister of Fishery, SOUMARE
Cultural Exchanges
In February 1998, Japanese Culture Day was held. (cinema festival, demonstration of "IKEBANA" and lectures, Japanese flower arrangement)
Cultural Grant (cumulative total fiscal 1975-2004)
53.6 million yen (Cultural Grant Aid)
- Japan-Mauritania Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (November 2011)
- Statement by Press Secretary on the Presidential Election in the Islamic Republic of Mauritania (July 2009)
- Statement by the Press Secretary on the Situation in the Islamic Republic of Mauritania (June 2009)
- Statement by the Press Secretary on the Situation in the Islamic Republic of Mauritania (December 2008)
- Statement by the Press Secretary on the Situation in Mauritania (August 2008)
- Japan-Mauritania Foreign Ministerial Talks and Dinner (August 2007)
- Mr. Masayoshi Hamada, Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, to Attend the Presidential Inauguration Ceremony of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania (as Special Envoy of the Prime Minister of Japan), and Visit the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam (April 2007)
- Statement by the Press Secretary on Presidential Election in the Islamic Republic of Mauritania (March 2007)
- Statement by the Press Secretary on the National Referendum in the Islamic Republic of Mauritania to Amend the Constitution (June 2006)
- Emergency Grant Aid for the Electoral Process in the Islamic Republic of Mauritania (April 2006)
- Statement by the Press Secretary on the Situation in Mauritania (August 2005)
- Assistance to FAO's Desert Locust Control Projects in Chad, Mali and Mauritania (September 2004)
- Emergency Assistance to Mauritania for the Flood Disaster (November 1999)
Press Secretary's Press Conference on Mauritania
| Year | Month | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | January | 26 |
| 2002 | February | 1 |
- Embassy of Japan in Mauritania Website (French and Japanese only)
- Embassy of Mauritania in Japan Website
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