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Relationship dossier

Vatican City Mauritania

Relationship assessment

Diplomatic ties with a limited record of high-level engagement

Vatican City toward Mauritania

+10

Pope Francis received Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz in 2015, providing a high-level occasion for Vatican engagement with Mauritania and discussion of peace and interreligious dialogue.

Mauritania toward Vatican City

+10

Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz met Pope Francis in 2015, providing a high-level occasion for Mauritanian engagement with the Holy See and discussion of peace and interreligious dialogue.

Overall relationship

+10

The relationship combines diplomatic ties with at least one concrete high-level exchange, but the known record of substantive cooperation is limited. The 2015 meeting highlighted peace and interreligious dialogue; the scale and continuity of broader bilateral engagement are unclear.

How to read these scores

Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.

−100
Extreme sustained hostility
−50
Substantially adversarial
0
Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
+50
Substantially cooperative
+100
Exceptionally close sustained partnership

“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.

Relationship context

Knowledge coverageLimited

Overview

Vatican City and Mauritania maintain diplomatic relations. A 2015 meeting between Pope Francis and Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz provided a concrete occasion for bilateral engagement, including discussion of peace and interreligious dialogue. The known engagement is limited in scope, and the breadth of subsequent government cooperation is unclear.

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