ArmInfo. French Ambassador to Armenia Jean-Francois Charpentier has made a statement related to holding the 17th summit of International Organization of La Francophonie (IOF) in Armenia.
"16th summit of Frankophonie held in Antananarivo has unanimously adopted a decision to hold the next summit of International Organization of La Francophonie, planed for 2018, in Armenia.
I cordially congratulate Armenia on occasion of this decision and on its adherence to the values and ideas of the Organization. I have no doubt that this decision will become an impetus for raising the role of French language in Armenia", the French Ambassador mentioned in his statement, the press-service of the Embassy informs.
To note, during the 16th Summit of the International Organisation of La Francophonie held in Antananarivo a decision was made to hold the next summit of the organization in Armenia. IOF is an international organization representing French speaking countries and regions. The organization has 57 members, as well as 23 observers.