Arminfo, Armenia Oct 13 2018 OIF participants thanked Armenia for the high level of organization of the 17th Francophone Summit Yerevan October 12 Tatevik Shahunyan. Armenia, during its two-year presidency of the International Organization of the Francophonie, intends to intensify the cooperation of the WF with other international organizations, in particular, the Council of Europe and UNESCO. The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia Zohrab Mnatsakanyan stated this at the final press conference at the end of the 17th summit of the OIF. He also stated that Armenia during its chairmanship will put emphasis on the development of high technologies in the Francophone space. In addition, another business forum will be organized, the focus of which will be on regional integration into Francophone space. Zohrabyan noted with satisfaction the high level of dialogue that was achieved during the 17th summit of the organization in Yerevan. He noted that the road map developed at the summit will be the cursor of the work of the organization for the coming years. It focuses on the principles of democracy, social equality, protection of human rights. In turn, the Secretary of State at the Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs of France, Jean-Baptiste Lemoine, stressed the high level of organization of the 170th Francophonie summit in Yerevan. He stated that Francophone is able to solve many global problems; to this end, it must intensify its cooperation with other international structures. He also expressed satisfaction with the expansion of the structure due to the membership of new states. Lemoine placed emphasis on solving employment issues and raising the level of education in the Francophone space. The new Secretary General of the organization, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Rwanda, Louise Mushikivabo, thanked Armenia for the high level of organization of the summit, as well as for the warm impressions that each of the participants of the event will take with them. She stressed that during her chairmanship in the organization she intends to put emphasis on youth policy and on increasing the level of involvement of the WPF in international processes. Note that the OIF family unites 48 countries. The chairmanship in the organization for two years passed to Armenia. The next summit in 2 years will be held in Togo. The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Rwanda, Louise Mushikivabo, was elected as the new gen of IOF.