- 13A. Objection relating to the failure to identify the Respondent State 44. In its Response to the Application, the Respondent State submits that: "Although the Applicant in his Application provided correct information on himself (Lohe lssa Konate), as well as the names and addresses of the persons designated as his representatives, however, in the case of the Respondent, the information provided was neither specific nor correct. In fact, the Respondent indicated that in the Application, mention was made of the "People's Democratic Republic of Burkina Faso" which does not refer to the State of Burkina Faso". [ ... ] "Burkina Faso therefore humbly prays the Court to note that the Party mentioned in Lohe lssa Konate's Application (People's Democratic Republic of Burkina Faso) does not refer to it. Moreover, it has no capacity to appear as Respondent in this Application filed against The People's Democratic Republic of Burkina Faso". 45. In his Reply dated 18 November 2013, the Applicant concedes that an error had been made in writing out the name of Burkina Faso on the cover page, as well as on pages 2 and 7 of the Application, and apologized for the typographical error as follows: "The Applicant concedes that an error was made in writing out the name of the Respondent State on the cover page as well as on pages 2 and 7. The Applicant regrets having made that error and apologizes for any inconvenience it might have caused though he also contends that, that error cannot be equated to a "failure to identify the Respondent State". Except for the pages mentioned, the Respondent State is properly identified throughout the Application as "Burkina Faso", which (as stated on several .....-----_~'

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