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Telephone conversation with Angela Merkel, Francois Hollande and Petro Poroshenko
31 October 2014, 14:00
Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation in the early hours of October 31 with Federal Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel, President of France Francois Hollande and President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko, to discuss matters related to the crisis in Ukraine.
The four leaders welcomed the agreements reached on conditions for Russian natural gas supplies and transit via Ukraine. This marks a big step forward in ensuring uninterrupted gas transit to Europe.
The leaders reaffirmed their commitment to continued implementation of the Minsk agreements on settling the situation in southeast Ukraine. They noted the importance of the contact group’s work and stressed the need to comply in full with the ceasefire under OSCE monitoring.
Mr Putin said that Russia hopes to see the establishment of a substantive, lasting dialogue between the central government authorities in Ukraine and representatives of Donetsk and Lugansk, as this would unquestionably contribute to generally stabilising the situation.
Oct 30, 8:53 AM EDT
PROTESTERS STORM BURKINA FASO PARLIAMENT, SET FIRE [Excerpts]
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) -- Protesters stormed Burkina Faso's parliament Thursday, dragging furniture and computers onto the street and setting the main chamber ablaze, forcing the government to cancel a vote to allow the president to seek another term next year.
Protesters swarmed other areas of the capital, Ouagadougou, *and* the country, setting alight several buildings and ransacking the offices of the national television station.
Its broadcasts and those of the national radio went off the air.
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Chambas:'do everything to help Burkina Faso' [Excerpts]
31.10.2014
DW [Deutsche Welle] has been talking to Mohamed Ibn Chambas, the UN Secretary General's Special Representative for Burkina Faso.
DW: What is being done to resolve this crisis?
We must do everything we can to help Burkina Faso and prevent the situation from deteriorating. That's why there will be a meeting of ECOWAS, AU and the UN in Burkina Faso on Friday.
What concrete steps are you taking to ease the situation in Burkina Faso?
We will be establishing contact with all the parties in this crisis - the authorities, the army - and with *the driving forces* in Burkinabe society - the political parties, trade unions, civil society, traditional and religious leaders.
We need to converse with them so we can all work together for peace and stability.
Burkina Faso: Revolution or Protest? [Excerpts]
31 October 2014
. . .Compaoré’s regime now faces its gravest crisis since he seized power almost 27 years ago following the unexplained murder of his close colleague, the charismatic revolutionary leader Thomas Sankara.
Now in 2014, seeking to change the constitution so he could run for up to three more consecutive terms of office – starting with next year’s presidential election – he appears to have pushed popular acceptance beyond breaking point.
A joint United Nations/African Union/ECOWAS mediation team is set to meet key players in Ouagadougou today.
What will it mean?
Indeed, the entire Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) bloc is formally committed to respect for constitutional democracy.
This article was updated on 31 October.
31 October 2014 Last updated at 09:49 ET
Burkina Faso unrest: President Blaise Compaore resigns [Excerpts]
Burkina Faso's President Blaise Compaore has announced his resignation, following violent protests at his attempt to extend his 27-year rule.
Mr Compaore issued a statement saying the presidency was now vacant and urging elections within 90 days.
An army spokesman also broke the news to cheering demonstrators in the capital, Ouagadougou.
30 October 2014 Last updated at 12:24 ET
Burkina Faso parliament set ablaze
Mr Compaore is a staunch ally of the US and France, which uses Burkina Faso as a base for military operations against militant Islamists in the Sahel region.
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