Ouagadougou: The resident ambassador in Moscow, Ludovic R. Tapsoba, representing Burkina Faso at the celebration of the 115th anniversary of the Military Institute of Physical Culture of Saint Petersburg, awarded the Knight of the order of the standard at this institute where six Burkinabè officers are in training, the AIB learned this Monday.

‘The Ambassador of Burkina Faso to the Russian Federation decorated the flag of the Institute with the medal of Knight of the Order of the Stallion, in recognition of the hospitality and commitment of its officials to the training of Burkinabè soldiers,’ reports the communications service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the ministry’s website.

‘This recognition also reflects the excellence of bilateral relations between Burkina Faso and the Russian Federation,’ indicates the same source.

Ludovic R. Tapsoba also sent his warm congratulations to this prestigious Military Institute which currently hosts six active Burkinabe officials and which, according to him, h
as been the pride of the Russian Federation for more than a century

Source: Burkina Information Agency