On December 12, 2016 the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus, Valentin Rybakov, met with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Burkina Faso to the Republic of Belarus non-resident, Antoine Somdah, on the occasion of presentation of copies of the Credentials.

During the meeting, the sides discussed current issues of bilateral cooperation in political, economic, educational spheres. The parties also noted their willingness to intensify contacts in agriculture, technologies and trade.