Five days after the second military coup in Burkina Faso, which it had denounced, the EU took note, on Wednesday 5 October, of the agreement reached the day before between ECOWAS and the putschist Captain Ibrahim Traoré, who is now officially Head of State.
“The European Union takes note of the agreement reached on 4 October between the new de facto authorities of Burkina Faso and ECOWAS and in particular the commitment made by Captain Ibrahim Traoré to respect the agreement concluded on 3 July 2022 between the country and the regional organisation, which should allow a return to constitutional order before 1 July 2024”, stressed the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell, in a statement issued on behalf of the EU27 on Wednesday evening.
The EU also notes “the declarations made by Captain Ibrahim Traoré to organise a new national assembly before the end of 2022, concluding with the appointment of a new transitional President”.
It recalls “the obligations of the Burkinabe authorities to ensure the protection of all and the security of diplomatic precincts, under the terms of the Vienna Convention”.
The EU also reiterates that it will remain at the side of the people of Burkina Faso (see EUROPE 13036/11), “as it is in all the countries of the Sahel to accompany the region’s efforts towards peace and prosperity”, the statement says. (Original version in French by Aminata Niang)