President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani on Thursday chaired a brief meeting at the presidential palace to initiate consultations on a proposed national political dialogue, bringing together representatives of both the ruling majority and the opposition.
The closed-door discussions were limited to the Head of State and the designated dialogue coordinator, Moussa Fall, who presented a draft document outlining a preliminary organizational framework for the dialogue process.
In his opening remarks, President Ghazouani noted a partial renewal of participants compared with those present at the launch of the initiative during a Ramadan iftar in March 2025. He stressed that the consultations remain open to all political actors willing to participate, firmly dismissing allegations of hidden agendas surrounding the government-led initiative. The president underscored that the dialogue is intended solely to advance Mauritania’s general interest and is not designed as a response to any specific political crisis. He reaffirmed his commitment to supporting the process and to implementing its eventual outcomes.
Moussa Fall called on political parties to study the proposed framework and submit their observations within one to two weeks. President Ghazouani, however, made it clear that the process would not be bound by rigid deadlines. The meeting, which lasted about fifteen minutes, was attended by members of the presidency and 52 political representatives, evenly split between the majority and the opposition—an early step in a process positioned as consultative, inclusive and deliberately unhurried.
