Permanent Representative to the UN, New York Michel Kafando of Burkina Faso

Michel Kafando was the Foreign Minister for Upper Volta (as Burkina Faso was then known) from 1982-83.

Michel Kafando has served a term as his countrys Permanent Representative to the United Nations, and was also its Ambassador to Cuba.

Kafando has served as VicePresident of the General Assembly (1982) and was head of delegation to a number of conferences of the Organization of African Unity (OAU) and the United Nations.

Kafando has initiated, elaborated and negotiated many bilateral and multilateral treaties, including cooperation agreements with friendly States, agreements on development financing and assistance, and the charters of various nongovernmental organizations and institutes.

Michel Kafando is the Ambassador to the United Nations for Burkina Faso.

warrant against Sudan's president Omar al Bashir.

or Thursday and choose a date for briefing.

Kafando said the issue would be discussed in the meetings in Abidjan, in which Mr.

In addition to leading a special session of the Security Council on conflict mediation, Kafando is serving as chair of the council for the month of September.

Kafando said that the next report was expected at the end of November, according to An-Nahar.

Kafando said council members also called for demilitarization of the border zone and normalization of relations between the two countries.