21/08/2025
Bilateral Cooperation: The Burkinabe Foreign Minister and the U.S. Ambassador are consulting with a view to developing a win-win partnership.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Regional Cooperation, and Burkinabe Abroad, Karamoko Jean-Marie Traore, granted an audience late Monday, August 18, 2025, with the U.S. Ambassador to Burkina Faso, Her Excellency Joan-Marie Lockard.
This audience provided an opportunity to review the main areas of cooperation between the two countries, including security, the economy, and solidarity, in a spirit of alignment with the priorities of the Burkinabe and U.S. governments and in a spirit of mutual respect.
During the discussions, the U.S. diplomat reaffirmed her country's commitment to remaining mobilized alongside Burkina Faso to support the development efforts spearheaded by the national authorities.
With a view to strengthening bilateral relations, Joan Marie Lockard encouraged the Burkinabe Foreign Minister to hold meetings with American officials on the sidelines of the 80th United Nations General Assembly, scheduled for September in New York.
She also announced the upcoming arrival in Ouagadougou of a delegation of members of the U.S. Congress specializing in financing and security issues. Jean Marie Traore indicated that the Burkinabe authorities remain open to strengthening cooperation between the two states within the framework of a win-win partnership.
He particularly emphasized the need for host countries, such as the United States, to implement more effective policies for managing migration issues in order to avoid unfortunate incidents such as pushbacks and repatriations.
At this audience, the American diplomat welcomed the appointment of the new Burkina Faso ambassador to Washington, General Kassoum COULIBALY, which she described as a promising sign for the future of cooperation between our country and the United States.