the 19th francophone summit opens in france
2024-10-05
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china news service, paris, october 4 (reporter li yang) the 19th francophonie summit opened in france on the 4th local time.
the summit lasted for two days, with the theme of "creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship in french". as the host of this summit, france is fully committed to promoting the revitalization of french. about 30 heads of state or government, including king norodom sihamoni of cambodia, general secretary of the central committee of the communist party of vietnam and president su lin of vietnam, president tshisekedi of the democratic republic of the congo, and canadian prime minister trudeau attended the summit.
in his opening speech at the summit, french president macron emphasized that french still plays an important role in today's world and pointed out that french is the cornerstone of the organization of francophone nations. he believes that french-speaking countries can jointly make important contributions to global peace.
macron also mentioned tensions in lebanon and the middle east. lebanon has close relations with france, and despite domestic and regional tensions, it still sent ministerial-level representatives to participate in this summit. french public opinion generally believes that the situation in lebanon will become one of the focus issues discussed by the leaders attending the meeting.
mushikiwabo, secretary-general of the organization of la francophonie, said in his speech that the organization of la francophonie aims to promote french, promote linguistic diversity, and promote the use of multiple languages on the international stage. she also said that the francophone organization is not limited to a certain region, but is global.
according to the official schedule, the first phase of the summit was held on the 4th at the "cité internationale française" in villers-cotre, a town in northern france. the topics discussed included "the challenges of the digital age to the people of the member states of the organization of la francophonie." the participating leaders returned to paris on the evening of the 4th to attend the summit dinner.
the second phase of the summit will be held in paris on the 5th. discussion topics include "innovation and business activities through french in the field of youth employment". participating leaders will also conduct closed-door consultations on issues related to multilateralism. macron will attend a press conference after the summit.
in conjunction with the summit, paris is launching a number of cultural and business activities related to french-speaking countries this week. the participating leaders visited the innovation economy exhibition in paris on the 3rd under the leadership of macron. (over)
(source: china news network)
