OUAGADOUGOU, Oct. 5 (Xinhua) -- Burkina Faso President Blaise Compaore visits Guinea on Monday on a post-bloodshed mediation, according to the presidential press service.

Compaore was named the facilitator in the Guinea crisis by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) following the Sept. 28 clash, in which security forces opened fire at thousands of protestors in the capital Conakry, causing heavy casualties.

Compaore is also known for his role in mediating the political crisis in neighboring Cote d'Ivoire.

According to the communiqué, Compaore will meet with the military junta and the pressure groups in hope for renewing the spirit of dialogue, which was interrupted by last month's deplorable event.

The junta put the toll at less than 60, but human rights groups said more than 150 people were killed and over 1,200 others injured in the confrontation.

On Friday, ECOWAS Commission President Mohamed Ibn Chambas sent a message to President Compaore through Nigerian leader Umaru Yar'adua, the current chair of the regional bloc, naming him the mediator in the Guinea political crisis.

Capt. Moussa Dadis Camara, the junta leader, seized power in a military coup after the death of Guinean President Lansana Conte in December.

The clash erupted after he said he would run for president in the election set for January, going back on his promise not to take part in the race.

The bloodshed has drawn condemnation from the United Nations, the African Union and the European Union.