Mauritanian President Colonel Ely Ould Mohammed Vall, who is also President of his country's Military Council for Justice and Democracy awarded, yesterday at the Republic Palace in Nouakchott, the Grand Officer National Order of Merit to Dr. Abdulaziz Othman Altuwaijri, the Director General of the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO). On this occasion, Dr. Altuwaijri expressed his gratitude to the Mauritanian Head of State for the decoration and described it as "a source of honor to ISESCO."