Gabon and Burkina examine 20 bilateral agreements
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Bénin Web TV and Gabonreview
Gabon and Burkina Faso are reviewing around 20 agreements governing bilateral cooperation in Libreville, during the second session of their Joint Commission, reopened after a 14-year interruption. The two countries want to finalise new agreements in several sectors and strengthen the economic and social benefits of their partnership, reports Bénin Web TV.
The second session of the Gabon-Burkina Faso Joint Commission for Cooperation opened on 11 November in Libreville, with proceedings scheduled for 12 and 13 November. The delegations are notably expected to update the bilateral legal framework and examine around 20 cooperation instruments, after a first session held in Ouagadougou in November 2012.
The discussions cover agriculture, trade, the economy, vocational training, higher education, research, culture, youth, sports, communications, security and consular affairs. Experts are assessing previous commitments, harmonising texts and preparing new sectoral agreements.
The ministerial phase will then examine and adopt the final report before the signing of the selected agreements, memorandums and protocols. The two countries thus want to boost trade, employment opportunities, skills training and support for their nationals living in Gabon and Burkina Faso.
Hermann Yerigouin Toé, head of the Burkinabè delegation, called for cooperation whose concrete results could be measured by the populations. Valentin Louemba Bayonne, representing the Gabonese side, for his part highlighted the shared desire to develop South-South cooperation and strengthen the autonomy of the two countries.
