RABAT, Sept. 21 (Xinhua) -- Morocco and Mauritania pledged Friday to expand bilateral cooperation.

This vow was made during talks between Moroccan Prime Minister Saad Eddine El Othmani and Mauritania's Foreign Affairs Minister Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, according to a statement from prime minister's office.

Speaking on this occasion, El Othmani praised the "solid" ties between the two countries, highlighting the promising prospects for the two countries, as well as the possibilities of co-ordination in different areas, including agriculture and fisheries, in addition to the exchange of experience in the fields of vocational training and higher education.

For his part, the Mauritanian foreign minsiter lauded the depth of relations between the two countries, while underlining the need to develop bilateral cooperation between the two countries.