In Burkina Faso, a delegation led by the Russian Deputy Minister of Defense met several officials of the transitional government, including Captain Ibrahim Traoré, the President. The exchanges focused on several subjects already mentioned during the meeting between the Burkinabè and Russian heads of state in Saint-Petersburg during the Africa-Russia summit.
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Colonel General Younous-Bek Evkourov, Russian Deputy Defense Minister, and his delegation were received by Captain Ibrahim Traoré and the Minister of Defense, Colonel Major Kassoum Coulibaly.
“ Given the importance of the visit, everything was managed at the level of the presidency and the Ministry of Defense “says a security source. The discussions mainly focused on the issues raised during the last Russia-Africa summit in Saint-Petersburg between the President of the Transition of Burkina Faso and that of the Federation of Russiaaccording to the report of the services of the presidency of Faso.
Military, technical and economic cooperation or nuclear power were the main points of discussion. The head of the Russian delegation also reassured the Burkinabe side of his country’s support in the military field.
” In the field of military cooperation, we discussed the military training of students and officers of different levels, including pilots in our country “, maintained Colonel-General Younous-Bek Evkurov.
The Russian Deputy Defense Minister said that discussions will continue on all issues that could spark cooperation between his country and Burkina Faso.