The Minister in charge of Foreign Affairs, Karamogo Jean Marie Traoré, declared himself satisfied with the level of execution of the objective contracts assigned to his department, which reached 55.29% as of first half of 2024 .'I must say that as of June 30, with a rate of 55.29%, compared to the forecasts that we had considered, we are rather satisfied with the level of execution,' indicated the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Karamogo Jean Marie Traore.The minister spoke Thursday in Ouagadougou, during the half-yearly evaluation session of the target contracts of the various ministries.For Mr. Traoré, three major objectives are assigned to his department: contribution to defense and national security, consolidation of the country's influence and strengthening of African integration, as well as management of the diaspora.However, according to him, the overall rate achieved by his ministry hides disparities.He highlights an achievement rate of 60% in terms of the consolidation and positioning of the c ountry, compared to 43% for the contribution to security, an objective achieved jointly with the ministry in charge of defense.Regarding the objectives linked to the management of Burkinabè from abroad, he notes a rate of 54%.'We have submitted to the head of government the concern of reviewing our planning instrument in light of the changes we have experienced,' he confided.For him, these include the withdrawal from ECOWAS and the creation of the Confederation of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES), which were not initially planned in the planning scheme.'We have received favorable agreement from the Prime Minister for this rereading, which will allow us to be consistent with the new context,' he reassured.As a result, the head of Burkinabe diplomacy assured that the AES confederation will now be taken into account in the ministry's objectives.Furthermore, the minister added that his department was confronted with two types of constraints: the first, of a programmatic nature, linked to the change in sub-regional context, which had an impact on the carrying out of the ministry's activities.The second constraint, according to him, is budgetary.He explained that the ministry underwent budgetary regulation which 'did not make it possible to respect certain appointments for a certain number of activities that we had planned'.Source : Burkina Information Agency
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