Russia 'one of few countries helping Burkina Faso with arms', says President Ibrahim Traore
Moscow / Ouagadougou, May 12 -- Russia is 'one of the few countries' that is helping Burkina Faso With Arms, said Ibrahim Traore.
"Aside from Russia and China, there's no one else. In fact, elsewhere it's even worse - we try to pay, but they refuse to sell to us," said Traore in an interview with Sputnik Africa.
He also pointed out that Russian military personnel are training Burkinabe soldiers on the acquired equipment to help the country fight terrorism.
"We want to continue developing our own military industry with Russia's support. We must strengthen this cooperation, so we can move forward in our fight," concluded the leader.
The President of Burkina Faso also highlighted the similarities between the Soviet people's sacrifice-losing 27...
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