Zhanna Andreasyan: French language and values of Francophonie are  indivisible whole

ArmInfo. The French language and the values of Francophonie are indivisible whole. This was stated  by  Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sports of Armenia Zhanna Andreasyan during a meeting with the delegation, which  included the ambassadors of 7 member countries of French-speaking international organizations in the Republic of Armenia, international  organizations of La Francophonie and observer states chaired by Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Switzerland in  Armenia Lukas Rosenkranz.

According to the press service of the  MESCS, the participants discussed the activities and programs  implemented within the framework of the International Francophonie  Day.

Minister Andreasyan informed that a number of events in French are  envisaged in all educational institutions of Armenia on the occasion  of the French National Day and the International Francophonie Day,  which, in her opinion, will contribute to the spread of French  culture, values, as well as the development of language skills.

The head of the department highlighted 2 main events within the  Francophonie. In particular, a special concert program, which will  take place on March 20 in the Aram Khachaturian Concert Hall on the  opening day of the Francophonie, during which the National  Philharmonic Orchestra of Armenia will perform with an invited  soloist.

The second special event is planned to be held in Gyumri on the  initiative of the Gyumri School N1. She noted that in Gyumri, the  performance of the students of the "Hayordats Tun" choir, accompanied  by the Gyumri Symphony Orchestra, is expected.

For his part, the Ambassador of Switzerland noted that he highly  appreciates the fact that Armenia took over the presidency of the  Francophonie during a period full of challenges for it (from 2018 to  2022).  According to the source, the ambassadors presented the events  that are planned to be held in various formats and institutions  within two months in Armenia. In particular, it was noted that the  French University of Armenia will host a series of presentations on  the topic "The role of women in diplomacy", with the participation of  the heads of diplomatic missions of the Francophonie countries. In  addition, a film festival will be held within the framework of the  Francophonie, where French, Belgian, Canadian and Serbian films with  subtitles will be screened, and a concert program with the  participation of the State Chamber Orchestra of Armenia is also  expected. Armenia became a full member of International Organization  of the Francophonie (OIF)  in October 2012. The decision on this was  made during the OIF summit on October 13-14 in  Kinshasa.