November 17, 2014

OIC chief welcomes appointment of Burkina Faso's interim president

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Tuesday 18 Nov 2014 - 06:53 Makkah mean time-25-1-1436



Jeddah (IINA) – Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Iyad Madani has welcomed on Monday the appointment of Michel Kafando as the new Burkina Faso’s head of the National Transitional Council.

Madani, while congratulating the new interim head of state for the confidence reposed in him by all the stakeholders through this election, expressed the hope that Kafando would bring his rich experience in public life to steer the country towards a credible and acceptable transition. He also commended the stakeholders and the military for their spirit of compromise and act of maturity they have demonstrated in the last two weeks, leading to the adoption of the political charter to guide the transitional process.

The Secretary General reiterated the OIC’s solidarity with the people of Burkina Faso and assured them of its commitment to support the transitional authorities in their difficult task to restore democracy to the country.

AB/IINA




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