ArmInfo. As of today, the presidents of 26 countries, 2 vice- presidents, 9 prime ministers, the Prince of Monaco have confirmed their participation in the Summit of the Francophonie, State Protocol Service chief Levon Minasyan stated at a press conference in Yerevan on October 2
According to him, however, an increase of number of the participants at the highest level is not excluded. "Such participation at the highest level is unprecedented even within the framework of the International Organization of la Francophonie, since, as a rule, about 30 heads of state and government participate in the summit, and this figure has already exceeded 40," Minasyan said.
Answering the question whether there are enough presidential suites in Armenia, given such a greater number of presidents participating in the event, Minasyan noted that there are really not so many presidential suites in Armenia. "There are only 11 presidential suites in our country, but we have also booked other de luxe suites. The heads of state were fine about this," the Chief of the protocol service assured, adding that in this case the participation in the event is a priority rather than the type of a hotel room.
At the same time, Minasyan stressed that negotiations on the accommodation of guests are being conducted with more than 40 hotels in the country, and they have not been completed yet.