DJERBA, Tunisia (Azatutyun) — Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan discussed issues related to security in the South Caucasus with French President Emmanuel Macron and other leaders this weekend on the sidelines of a Francophonie summit in Tunisia, which took over the rotating presidency in the organization from Armenia.
The two-day summit of the International Organization of La Francophonie that began in Djerba, a Tunisian island off the Mediterranean coast, on November 19 has brought together leaders of dozens of countries.
Armenia, which became a full member of the organization in 2012, hosted its previous summit in 2018.
According to Pashinyan’s press office, during his meeting with Macron the parties “highly appreciated” Armenia’s presidency of the organization and discussed “issues related to the organization’s priorities and future plans.”
The two leaders also reportedly discussed issues related to further development of Armenian-French cooperation.
The official statement said that during the meeting Pashinyan and Macron also “exchanged ideas on the results of the quadrilateral meeting of the leaders of Armenia, France, Azerbaijan and the president of the European Council held in Prague in October this year.”