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Burkina Faso leader meets UAE official

OUAGADOUGOU: President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré of Burkina Faso has received Major General Dr. Ahmed Nasser Al Raisi, Inspector General of the Ministry of Interior, and the UAE’S candidate for presidency of the International Criminal Police Organisation (INTERPOL).

The two sides discussed a number of issues of common interest related to bolstering international cooperation and coordination for combating the organised crime.

President Kaboré expressed his pride and happiness at this visit, and his desire to work with the UAE to strengthen cooperation and coordination between the two friendly countries, for the interest of their peoples and aspirations of their wise leadership.

Later, Al Raissi met Minister of Security Maxime Kone, chiefs of the police and gendarmeri and a number of senior officials, where they discussed ways of consolidating joint action and issues related to police work, including fighting the organised crime and exchange of expertise and best practices.

Last year, the United Arab Emirates sent an aid plane carrying 8 metric tons of medical supplies and testing kits to Burkina Faso.

This aid will assist approximately 8,000 medical professionals as they work to contain the virus, bolstering the country’s efforts to curb the spread of COVID-19.

“Based on the UAE’S leading and humanitarian role in providing assistance in times of crisis, and harnessing all possibilities to help African countries on the basis of mutual respect, an aid aircrat was sent to Burkina Faso. The plane carrying urgent medical supplies is meant to help medical personnel do their best to combat the pandemic,” said Dr. Fahad Obaid Mohammed Al Taffaq, UAE Ambassador to Nigeria and NonResident Ambassador to Burkina Faso.

He added, “An aid plane was sent to Burkina Faso last June, under the guidance of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, and with the coordination and support of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, UNHCR, and the World Health Organisation. The plane that carried about 100 tonnes of aid let the International Humanitarian City in Dubai to rescue hundreds of thousands of refugees and displaced people in Burkina Faso. This followed the UNHCR announcement of the need for assistance to protect and help more than 600,000 internally displaced persons, and coincided with World Refugee Day, which falls on the 20th of June each year.”

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