Minister Nalbandian meets IOF Secretary-General
Armenia's Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian met Wednesday with Secretary-General of the International Organization of la Francophonie (IOF) Abdou Diouf, who is in Armenia on an official visit.
Minister Nalbandian welcomed the first visit of the OIF Secretary General to our country and expressed confidence that it would give new impetus to the process of Armenia's integration with the OIF. Abdou Diouf, in his part, noted that the relations have passed a significant way of development since 2008, when Armenia became the associate member of the IOF.
The parties underlined that the celebration of Francophonie Days in Armenia has become somewhat traditional. This year it coincided with the 40th anniversary of the organization.
Nalbandian and Diouf discussed issues related to strengthening of relations between IOF member states, and stressed the importance of cooperation between Armenian government and its partner IOF structures. Edward Nalbandian said that Armenia remains committed to organization's values and will make its efforts for active involvement into IOF's activities.
