Defense Minister Mohamed Zaki received Sunday his Burkinabe counterpart and the delegation accompanying him, currently in Egypt on a several-day official visit.
An official reception ceremony was accorded to the Burkinabe minister at the headquarters of the general secretariat of the Defense Ministry, where he inspected an honour guard before the national anthems of Egypt and Burkina Faso were played.
The meeting tackled several issues of common interest in the field of military cooperation between Cairo and Ouagadougou.
Zaki voiced Egypt’s appreciation for the strategic ties binding the two countries, reiterating the Armed Forces’ keenness on boosting cooperation in various military domains.
For his side, the Burkinabe minister hailed Egypt’s leading role in the region and expressed his country’s wishes for reinforcing the security and military cooperation between the two countries.
A protocol of cooperation in the field of defense was also signed between the two sides, covering the most important areas of cooperation that the armed forces of the two countries seek to strengthen in the next stage.
Source: State Information Service Egypt