Russian Defense Minister Holds Talks With Burkinabe Prime Minister, MoD Says
© Sputnik . Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation / Go to the mediabankRussian Defense Minister Andrey Belousov held talks with Prime Minister of Burkina Faso Apollinaire Kyelem de Tambela
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Burkina Faso is looking for opportunities to diversify cooperation with Russia in all areas and wants to establish a strategic partnership, Tambela said at the Burkina Faso Economic Days forum in Moscow held on October 8 to 11.
Russian Defense Minister Andrey Belousov held talks with Burkina Faso's Prime Minister Apollinaire Kyelem de Tambela and discussed areas of cooperation, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday.
"We highly appreciate the friendly nature of our relations and the established forms of cooperation between us. Russian-Burkinese relations are based on the principles of mutual respect, consideration of each other's interests and have gained positive momentum in recent years," Belousov said.
The parties discussed current areas of cooperation between the two countries, the ministry said.
"I consider our meeting today to be another step in the development of our friendly relations," Belousov said.