CHARLES AZNAVOUR WILL GIVE A CONCERT AT MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE OF FRANCOPHONIE

USPA NEWS - As part of the ministerial conference Charles Aznavour who is French Armenian, will sing October 10 at the Palais des concerts and sports Karen Demirchyan. This big event of the cultural program is completed by Musical troops from Haiti and France for concerts planned in Yerevan.

As part of the ministerial conference Charles Aznavour who is French Armenian, will sing October 10 at the Palais des concerts and sports Karen Demirchyan. This big event of the cultural program is completed by Musical troops from Haiti and France for concerts planned in Yerevan. The 31st session of the Francophonie Ministerial Conference be held in Yerevan (Armenia) on 10 and 11 October 2015 at Complexe concerts and sports Karen Demirchyan (CMF). WHAT IS INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATION OF LA FRANCOPHONIE (IOF)?------------------------------------------------- The Secretary General is Michaelle Jean. The International Organisation of La Francophonie represents one of the biggest linguistic zones in the world. Its members share more than just a common language. They also share the humanist values promoted by the French language. The French language and its humanist values represent the two cornerstones on which the International Organisation of La Francophonie is based. The International Organisation of La Francophonie was created in 1970. Its mission is to embody the active solidarity between its 80 member states and governments (57 members and 23 observers), which together represent over one-third of the United Nations´ member states and account for a population of over 890 million people, including 220 million French speakers. IOF organises political activities and actions of multilateral cooperation that benefit French-speaking populations. Its actions respect cultural and linguistic diversity and serve to promote the French language, peace and sustainable development. IOF has concluded 33 cooperation agreements with international and regional organisations and has established permanent dialogue between the major international linguistic zones (the English, Portuguese, Spanish, and Arab-speaking zones). The IOF has its head office in Paris as well as four permanent representations in Addis Ababa (at the African Union and at the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa), in Brussels (at the European Union), in New York and in Geneva (at the UN). It has three regional offices (West Africa ; Central Africa and Indian Ocean ; Asia-Pacific) located respectively in Lomé (Togo), Libreville (Gabon) and Hanoi (Vietnam) and two regional antennas in Bucharest (Romania) and in Port-au-Prince (Haiti). Alongside the IOF, the Parliamentary Assembly of La Francophonie and the four direct operators are responsible for implementing the programs decided at the Summits. The four direct operators are : the Academic Agency of La Francophonie, TV5Monde, the International Association of Francophone Mayors and Senghor University of Alexandria.

THERE ARE 57 MEMBER STATES AND GOVERNMENTS--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Albania, Principality of Andorra, Armenia, Kingdom of Belgium, French Community of Belgium, Benin, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Canada-New-Brunswick, Canada-Quebec, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, , Cyprus, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Dominica, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gabon, Ghana, Greece, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Ivory Coast, Laos, Lebanon, Luxembourg, former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Madagascar, Mali, Morocco, Mauritius, Mauritania, Moldova, Monaco, Niger, Qatar, Romania, Rwanda, Saint Lucia, Säo Tomé and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Switzerland, Togo, Tunisia, Vanuatu, Vietnam. THERE ARE 23 OBSERVERS----------------------------------Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Mexico, Montenegro, Mozambique, Poland, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Thailand, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay.-------------------------------------------- Total to participate in the conference, about 500 representatives of member countries and the secretariat of the organization will arrive in Yerevan. At the conference the issues of the agenda of the OIF and topics of worldwide and regional news will be discussed, regarding which resolutions will be passed.----------------------------------------------------------------------------- The official visit of the General Secretary of the organization, Michaël Jean in Armenia will be held after the conference. As part of the ministerial conference a rich cultural program is planned. The key event of the cultural program will be the concert of Charles Aznavour October 10 at the Palais des concerts and sports Karen Demirchyan. Musical troops from Haiti and France will arrive in Armenia for concerts planned in Yerevan. At the Palais des concerts and sports Karen Demirchyan where the Ministerial Conference will be held, of different exhibitions will be organized on tourism in Armenia, high technologies, the Armenian culture and production.