ArmInfo. The Francophonie itself, which will be held this autumn in Yerevan, is a very important event for Armenia, RA President Serzh Sargsyan, who is on a visit to France, said in an interview with L'Express. According to him, Armenia was preparing for the organization of this event for a long time.
"This will be a grandiose event and a good opportunity for us to present Armenia to the whole world," the president said. According to Sargsyan, Armenia will do its utmost to ensure that this forum is successful, especially considering that half of the world's states will attend this event, most of them at the level of heads of state and government.
This means respect for fundamental rights and freedoms, social solidarity, peaceful coexistence, equality. Within the framework of this event, there will also be a big economic forum that will unite French-speaking businessmen, and will become the basis for creating a large international economic network, "Sargsyan summed up.