Ouagadougou: Arriving this Tuesday in the Burkinabe capital for the first time, the head of Russian diplomacy, Sergei Lavrov, welcomed the vitality of relations regained between his country and Burkina Faso.
‘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,’ recalled Sergei Lavrov.
Welcomed on his arrival by the head of Burkinabe diplomacy, Jean Marie Karamako Traoré, Lavrov is carrying out a 48-hour friendship and working visit to Burkina. Tomorrow he will meet the President of Faso, Captain Ibrahim Traoré.
‘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. Our relations have a good history and are based on tru
st, mutual sympathy and respect. Contacts at all levels are very intense. It is obvious that our negotiations will contribute to achieving the objectives set by our presidents and to giving new impetus to our friendly relations,’ he said.
Minister Traoré said he was touched by the fact that the Russian minister accepted a working session as soon as he got off the plane after several hours of flight. Lavrov, who is currently on an African tour, arrived in Burkina with a large delegation from Congo.
Source:Burkina Information Agency