ArmInfo. Francophonie Days to start in Armenia.
Thus, the French Ambassador to Armenia Jonathan Lakot on March 5 in Yerevan at a press conference dedicated to the opening of the Days of Francophonie, noted that the agenda of events to be held in Armenia from March 12 to April 12 will be quite rich.
"The month of Francophonie is important in strengthening the French language in Armenia." Today, more than 274 million people worldwide speak the French language, it is considered the third working language in the world. "By 2050-2060, the number of people speaking In French, the French culture will be represented through cinema, music, theater and gastronomy, "the French ambassador said.
At the same time, he stressed that the opening of the Second Francophone Film Festival in the Moscow cinema will be the start of the Days of Francophonie. According to him, the event will be organized jointly with the embassies of Switzerland and Canada.
"The film of the opening of the film review will be the picture of Alber Duponteli" Meet Us Upstairs, "which has already won many international awards, and gastronomic events will be held within the framework of the Francophonie culture days, in particular, the famous French chief will visit Armenia on March 19-22 cooks of Armenian origin Sonya Ezgulian, as well as designer-illustrator Guillaume Loney, will hold culinary and art seminars in Yerevan, and on March 21, Ezulian will take part in the event "Gout de France" (Taste France) The event will bring together about 200 chefs from five francophone capitals, and a French language competition will be held on March 20, winners of which will receive interesting prizes, and the first-place participant will receive a ticket to France on March 30 and 31. In Armenian Gyumri will host the Second National Theater Festival of Francophones in Armenia "10 out of 10." The Days of Francophonie in Armenia will end with the comedian Jules Massenet "Manon" in French, which will be presented on April 11 and 12 at the Opera and Ballet Theater named after Spendiarov, "Lacote said.