The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Tourism, Official Languages and La Francophonie, will travel to Yerevan, Armenia, to participate in the 35th Ministerial Conference of La Francophonie, which will take place on October 8 and 9, 2018. Minister Joly will then join Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to take part in the XVII Francophonie Summit, on October 11 and 12.
At the conference, the International Organisation of La Francophonie (OIF) will present the programming and budget for 2019 to 2022. The ministers representing state and government members will discuss the decisions that will be announced during the XVII Francophonie Summit.
During the conference, Minister Joly will highlight the importance of defending, strengthening and promoting the values of the Charter of La Francophonie and the use of French, including in the digital sphere, in addition to actively promoting the influence of Canada’s communities and the French language abroad.
During the summit, Canada will highlight priority themes such as socio-economic empowerment of women and girls, green economic growth and peace and security.
Quotes
“As the minister responsible for La Francophonie, my mandate is to defend, strengthen and promote our official language communities and the use of the French language and culture around the world. As part of its participation in La Francophonie, Canada, as always, attaches great importance to the values of La Francophonie, of which the promotion of peace, democracy and human rights are an integral part. These values will be at the heart of our interventions at the Francophonie Summit.”
– Mélanie Joly, Minister of Tourism, Official Languages and La Francophonie
Quick facts
- The Francophonie Summit takes place every two years. It is chaired by the head of state or government of the host country of the summit, who holds the presidency until the next summit.
- The Francophonie Summit takes place every two years. It is chaired by the head of state or government of the host country of the summit, who holds the presidency until the next summit.