Security Mali-Mauritania - Mali's ambassador in Mauritania, Souleymane Koné, on Friday assured Mauritanians living in his country of their security.

The assurance follows attacks against light-skin people, including Malians and Mauritanians in Mali, after the Touareg rebellion broke out in Northern Mali a few weeks ago.

'All measures have been taken by my country’s government to guarantee the security of light-skin Malians, Mauritanians and all nationals living in Mali,'  Koné told reporters in Nouakchott.

He strongly denied reports of loss of lives within the Mauritanian community living in Bamako, the Malian capital.

Koné stressed that Mali did not accept xenophobia and policy of exclusion.

Pana 04/02/2012