Burkina Faso asks the UN to withdraw its troops from MINUSMA

Burkina Faso asked the UN on Sunday to withdraw its troops from MINUSMA and to accept the choice made Friday by Mali, to no longer want this force on its soil.

Burkina Information Agency

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“The Government of Burkina Faso takes note of the request for the “withdrawal without delay” of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) and welcomes this courageous decision formulated by the Malian authorities of transition before the Security Council. meeting for its 9350th session on June 16, 2023 in New York.

The Government of Burkina Faso congratulates Mali on this choice, which is in line with the strategic vision of the Malian State in the fight against terrorism and for the restoration of peace and security in the Sahel. It encourages the Government and the brotherly people of Mali in this affirmation of the sovereignty of the Malian State and the expression of the will of Malians and Malians to be the sole masters of their destiny.

The Government of Burkina Faso invites the international community to strictly respect the choices made by Mali. Burkina Faso, for its part, asks the Secretary General of the United Nations to kindly take the necessary measures for the withdrawal of the Burkinabè troops engaged in Mali within the framework of MINUSMA.

It reaffirms its solidarity with the Government of Mali and all the peoples of the Sahel in the fight against terrorism and remains faithful to the ideal of building, in full independence and in full responsibility, a world of peace, security and shared development for all Sahelians. »

Minister spokesperson for the Burkinabè government

Source: Burkina Information Agency