RA Prime Minister: It is an honor for Armenia to host the  Francophonie Summit

ArmInfo.Armenia, the cradle  of Christianity, with a thousand- year history and culture, is  pleased to welcome the participants of the Francophonie Summit in  Yerevan, which this month celebrates its 2800th anniversary. The  Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan stated this  on October 11 at the opening ceremony of the Summit.

According to him, the identity and creative energy of the people, who  survived the tragedy of the genocide of 1915, today is moving  forward, being confident in their future. New Armenia is guided by  the ideas of the velvet revolution to live together in a free, fair  and united society. For Armenia, the Prime Minister continued, it is  a great honor to host the Francophonie Summit. "In this regard, we  fully realize our responsibility and hope that this event will become  one of the exceptional events in the institutional life of the  organization, as well as an important manifestation of coexistence  and solidarity in the Francophonie space," the head of the Armenian  government emphasized. 

He recalled that Armenia is a young member of the OIF, 15 years have  passed from the moment of obtaining observer status to full  membership in the structure. Nevertheless, there is no need to prove  the country's commitment to cultural and linguistic diversity, the  fundamental values of France and Francophonie. "Armenia is proud of  its membership in the International Organization of the Francophonie,  which is a vast field for cooperation and dialogue, bringing together  the member states of the Organization in an environment of respect  for diversity and solidarity, peace, democracy and human rights.

"We are committed to the Summit's slogan" Living together in  Francophonie," because common good and wealth are created together,  which is important for us ", said the head of the Armenian  government, adding that living together means respecting solidarity,  humanitarian values and diversity as the basis for peace and  prosperity in the whole francophone region. "In this sense, the  topics proposed by Armenia will also be reflected in our work," Nikol  Pashinyan said. He noted that "living together" also means opposing  populism and extremes. The Prime Minister noted  that values and  principles of "living together" should be opposed to the hate and  intolerance,  these values  should be united and brought into  practice.