Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has met with the top leadership in northern African nation of Mauritania.

In meeting with President Ameenah Gurib-Fakim and Prime Minister Anerood Jugnauth, Wang Yi says the Chinese side is willing to step up assistance to Mauritania in areas such as technology and economics.

The Mauritanian side says it wants to increase ties with China in areas such as agriculture, tourism, climate change and marine economics.

Mauritania is located on the Atlantic coast in the far west of Africa's Sahara region.

The two sides have also discussed the implementation of the Chinese President Xi Jinping's plans which were laid-out in December's Forum on China-Africa Cooperation in South Africa.

That includes 10 major initiatives to increase ties between China and Africa over the next 3-years.

Mauratania is one of 4 stops Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is making as part of his current African tour.

(CRIENGLISH.com February 2, 2016)