The African Union’s president has arrived in Burkina Faso to push for a quicker transition of power from the military to a civilian structure.

Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz arrived in the Burkinabe capital, Ouagadougou, on Monday and was received by Lieutenant Colonel Yacouba Isaac Zida, the country’s acting head of state.

Zida assumed power after the resignation of 27-year-long President Blaise Compaoré, who was forced to step down on October 31, following two days of mass protests against his attempts to change the constitution to extend his rule for a fifth term.

The AU had previously threatened the country with sanctions unless Zida transferred power to civilians within two weeks.

Zida has dismissed the deadline, saying it is more important to reach a consensus on how to organize the transitional period leading up to elections in November 2015.

Abdel Aziz, however, said, "The African Union has not come to sanction the Burkinabe. They have come to participate in the solution. And the solution comes from the Burkinabe."

Radio France Internationale also quoted sources close to Abdel Aziz as saying that the AU is no longer insisting on the deadline.

On Sunday, Burkinabe political parties, army, and civil society groups agreed on a document, calling for the establishment of a 90-member parliament ahead of the elections.