24/09/2015 (Agence Europe) - EU hails return of Kafando to his post. On Wednesday 23 September, the European Union hailed the return of President Michel Kafando to his post. It also hailed the announced return to the transition process - both being “crucial steps for the normalisation of the situation in Burkina Faso”. In a statement published on Wednesday evening, the spokesperson for High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini pays tribute to the efforts deployed by the West African mediation to accompany the actors of Burkina Faso in the search for solutions allowing peace and stability to be returned. The EU continues to follow the development of the situation very closely and “calls on all stakeholders to take their responsibility and to act in the national interest in order to resolve the issues that are still outstanding”. The spokesperson reiterated Mogherini's determination to continue her support to the civil transition process, including the electoral process, in order to contribute to the return of stability and to the democratic process as quickly as possible. (AN)