ABU DHABI (WAM) 

President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, sent a congratulatory message to the President of the Transition, Head of State of Burkina Faso, Captain Ibrahim Traore, on the occasion of his country's Independence Day.

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the Presidential Court, dispatched similar messages to President Traore and Prime Minister of Burkina Faso, Rimtalba Jean Emmanuel Ouedraogo.