We all stand alongside our Armenian brothers to respect their sovereignty and terriand torial integrity, French President Emmanuel macron said at the opening of the 19th Summit of the Francophonie.
Macron insisted that French-speaking countries could together make a major contribution to global peace.
“I believe deeply that the francophone world is, yes, a place where we can have a diplomacy together that defends the sovereignty and territorial integrity everywhere across the planet,” said Macron.
In his speech he said Lebanon, a former French colony, was “today shaken in its sovereignty and peace” as the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah escalates.
“There can be no peace in the Middle East without a two-state solution” between Israel and the Palestinians, he added.
The leaders gathered Friday at a chateau in Villers-Cotterets northeast of Paris and Saturday in the French capital for the “Francophonie” summit, the first time the event has been held in France for 33 years.
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan was among the 100 high-ranking guests participating in the summit.
