DEMARCHE DELIVERED:BURKINA FASO'S 2009 TIP REPORT.

UNCLAS OUAGADOUGOU 000485 E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: KCRM KPAO KWMN PREL ELAB PGOV PHUM SMIG UV SUBJECT: DEMARCHE DELIVERED:BURKINA FASO'S 2009 TIP REPORT. REF: STATE 60539 ¶1. On June 18, Pol/Mil Officer delivered reftel demarche to Mr. Saidou Ouedraogo, Trafficking in Person Director at the Ministry of Social Action. Pol/Mil officer shared the 2009 country narrative on Burkina Faso, discussed points in the non-paper, and explained that while the Government of Burkina Faso does not yet fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking; it is, according to the report, making significant efforts to do so despite limited resources. ¶2. Mr. Ouedraogo thanked us for the report and said he would share its contents with his supervisor and ultimately the Minister of Social Action. He opined that this would allow the GOBF to see how its programs to combat TIP were perceived from the "outside" and what additional communications efforts they might have to engage in. Finally, he offered that the USG recommendations for areas of improvement would be looked at carefully. LAEUCHLI