Ouagadougou: The head of Russian diplomacy Sergei Lavrov, who is making his first visit to Burkina Faso, declared Tuesday that relations between the two countries are based on mutual trust, sympathy and respect.
‘Our relations have a good history and are based on mutual trust, sympathy and respect. Contacts at all levels are very intense. It is obvious that our negotiations will help realize the goals set by our presidents and give new impetus to our friendly relations,’ Sergey Lavrov said.
The head of Russian diplomacy spoke Tuesday evening, shortly after his arrival in the Burkinabe capital for a friendship and working visit.
‘My delegation and I are very touched by the warm welcome, we feel at home. Our relations are booming, above all thanks to the agreements reached during the meeting of our presidents on the sidelines of the second Russia-Africa summit (July 2023, editor’s note),’ noted Mr. Lavrov.
Sergei Lavrov thanked his Burkinabè counterpart Karamoko Jean Marie Traoré for his help in reopening t
he Russian embassy in Burkina Faso in December 2023, after 31 years of closure.
‘Thank you very much for your most effective assistance which allowed us to relaunch the work of our embassy in Ouagadougou. We are implementing a program to resume the activities of our embassies in Africa and Burkina Faso is practically the first country to do so,’ he concluded.
Source:Burkina Information Agency