Burkina Faso
(asked on 19th November 2014) - View Source
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent reports he has received of the situation in Burkina Faso; and what steps he is taking to support a political transition in that country that is based on democratic principles and the rule of law.
This question was answered on 26th November 2014
We have monitored recent events in Burkina Faso closely through our staff based there and in the region, and through our contacts with the African Union and ECOWAS. We welcome the recent agreement by the people of Burkina Faso on a Charter for the Transition to democracy, and the appointment of a civilian as interim President. These are important and encouraging first steps in the journey back to full democracy, which must be completed through free and fair elections scheduled for November 2015.
We have monitored recent events in Burkina Faso closely through our staff based there and in the region, and through our contacts with the African Union and ECOWAS. We welcome the recent agreement by the people of Burkina Faso on a Charter for the Transition to democracy, and the appointment of a civilian as interim President. These are important and encouraging first steps in the journey back to full democracy, which must be completed through free and fair elections scheduled for November 2015.