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UN chief starts two-day visit to Burkina Faso

Xinhua, March 3, 2016 Adjust font size:

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon assured Burkina Faso of UN's support as he started a two-day visit Wednesday to the west African country.

Ban made the remarks during a dinner offered by President Roch March Christian Kaboré in Ouagadougou, adding that Burkina Faso "has come a long way".

He alluded to the popular insurrection that drove Blaise Compaore from power in October 2014 and ensuing events that followed including the unrelenting terrorist attacks in the country.

"I am aware that Burkina Faso has come a long way for having suffered so much hardships since October 2014 popular insurrection, September 2015 coup attempt and the January 15 deadly attack," Ban stated.

"I am here to assure you of the United Nations commitments to you," the secretary general said.

For his part, President Roch March Christian Kaboré said that Burkina Faso is now on a steady path towards the democratic process consolidation.

"The national reconciliation and the political dialogue continue in a peaceful climate, but we remain fully aware of the challenges ahead," he said.

Ban arrived in the capital city Ouagadougou Wednesday at 3.30 p.m. local time. Endit