Stronger ties with Mauritania pledged

China vowed on Monday to explore new areas of cooperation, including new energy, with the Northwest African country of Mauritania.

The two countries also signed agreements for China to help Mauritania build a stadium in its capital, Nouakchott, and to send medical teams to work in the country.

President Xi Jinping and visiting Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz witnessed the signing ceremony in Beijing after their meeting at the Great Hall of the People.