KHARTOUM, Nov. 15 (Xinhua) -- Sudan and Mauritania Sunday agreed to enhance cooperation to prevent double taxation and commercial exchange.

In a meeting Sunday between the Sudanese State Minister for Foreign Affairs Ali Karti and the Mauritanian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Co-operation Naha Mint Hamdi Ould Mouknass, the two sides reviewed horizons of cooperation between Khartoum and Nouakchott in the political and economic fields.

"We have discussed bilateral relations and common issues of concern besides horizons of cooperation between the two countries, namely in fields of prevention of double taxation, scientific research, information and cultural exchange", said the Sudanese state minister Karti in a press statement following the meeting.

He further said the two sides have agreed to convene meetings of the joint ministerial committee in the Mauritanian capital of Nouakchott on second half of December.

The Mauritanian official, for her part, said that her visit to Khartoum "avails a good opportunity to discuss with the Sudanese government issues of mutual concern."