Doha: The Emir H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani and the Heir Apparent H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani have sent cables of congratulations to the President of Mauritania Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz and the President of Albania Bujar Faik Nishani on the occasion of their National Days yesterday.
The Prime Minister and Foreign Minister H E Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem bin Jabor Al Thani has also sent similar cables to the Mauritanian and Albanian presidents.
Mauritania won its independence from France on November 28, 1960 while Albania’s independence was proclaimed by Ismail Qemali in Vlora, on November 28, 1912. The Peninsula/QNA