Friday, September 28 2018 14:06

ArmInfo. For a week (October 7-12) Armenia will become the capital of Francophonie,  Ambassador of France to Armenia Jonathan Lacote announced at a press  conference in Yerevan on September 28.  He reminded that heads of  states and governments from 84 countries of the world will arrive in  Armenia, many of whom do not have diplomatic representation in  Armenia.  "The summit will allow representatives of these countries  to discover Armenia, the OIF summit should become a holiday for  Armenia and the French language," the diplomat said.

At the same time, he stressed that within the framework of the  summit, a ministerial meeting, business forum, and the summit itself  will take place, in which French President Emmanuel Macron will  participate. "We hope that the summit of the International  Organization of La Francophonie (OIF) will also open a new agenda in  the Armenian-French relations, and it would be desirable that the  summit becomes a new beginning in the relations between Armenia and  France, as well as with the member countries of the OIF." The message  of these events is that the French language is a language of  opportunities. This language is spoken by about 270 million people  around the world, on all continents," the French diplomat said,  adding that within the framework of the events the village of  Francophonie will be opened, where more than 20 countries will open  pavilions, including France, and which will become a platform for  business and cultural communication.

The French pavilion will be located on an area of 150 square meters  and it will feature several sectors, in particular business and  development; digital sector, media and culture; sciences and  languages; and two sectors are allocated for the craft and  territories. Visitors will have the opportunity using special glasses  to make a trip to France, get acquainted with the business  opportunities of the country, learn about educational programs, get  acquainted with the cuisine, culture etc.

Besides, a gala concert will take place at the Republic Square on  October 11, in which French singer performing under stage name Zaz  will sing.