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Mauritanian president Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz (L) welcomes his Iranian counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (C) on September 25, 2011 at Nouakchott airport. In a joint statement issued at the end of the one day visit of Ahmaninejad, the two parties stated "the need to put into effect" previously-signed agreements and develop cooperation between Nouakchott and Tehran. AFP PHOTO/ MAURITANIA NEWS AGENCY (Photo credit should read MAURITANIA NEWS AGENCY/AFP/Getty Images)

Mauritanian president Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz (L) welcomes his Iranian counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (C) on September 25, 2011 at Nouakchott airport. In a joint statement issued at the end of the one day visit of Ahmaninejad, the two parties stated "the need to put into effect" previously-signed agreements and develop cooperation between Nouakchott and Tehran. AFP PHOTO/ MAURITANIA NEWS AGENCY (Photo credit should read MAURITANIA NEWS AGENCY/AFP/Getty Images)