Burkina: Soon a new institution to ‘promote the interests of Burkina on the international scene’

The authorities of Burkina Faso are preparing for the creation of a high authority for the coordination of diplomatic action (HACAD) to strengthen their capacities to promote and defend the interests of Burkina Faso in the world, reports the communications services of the ministry in charge of diplomacy. A workshop of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Regional Cooperation and Burkinabè Abroad which ends on Thursday in Ouagadougou examined the draft decree creating the High Authority for the Coordination of Diplomatic Action (HACAD), explains the communications department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. It is 'imperative to have a high-level executive around the Head of State, responsible for the coordination and coherence of our country's diplomatic action,' underlined Dieudonné Désiré Sougouri, chief of staff of the ministry. Foreign Affairs, Regional Cooperation and Burkinabè Abroad. For him, the creation of this body therefore aims to 'strengthen our capacity to navigate in a constantly changing worl d, and to promote the interests of Burkina Faso on the international stage'. In addition to executives from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the HACAD text validation workshop recorded the participation of the Faso Presidency, the Prime Minister's Office and representatives of other ministerial departments and institutions. Burkina Faso has embarked on a 'realistic and conquering diplomacy' which involves a deification of partnerships, the demand for mutual respect and sincerity in relationships. Source: Burkina Information Agency

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