Question 9601 — foreign policy

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After the four-year mandate of a Secretary General from the Francophonie of the North, France wishes to promote at the head of the International Organization of the Francophonie today a personality from the South, in particular from the African continent, which constitutes the center of gravity of the Francophonie. With Ms. Louise Mushikiwabo, Rwanda, which is a historic member of La Francophonie, presents a high-quality candidacy for the position of General Secretary. Ms. Louise Mushikiwabo has extensive international experience, particularly multilateralism. Ms. Louise Mushikiwabo comes from a multilingual country and embodies the desire to overcome old divisions. In this, his candidacy is in line with France's position in favor of a modernized Francophonie, open and thought of in multilingualism. Rwanda's membership in the Commonwealth is not contradictory to that of the OIF: 11 countries are both members of the OIF and the Commonwealth, including Canada, country of the current Secretary General. On a bilateral level, France's wish is to have a peaceful, constructive and forward-looking relationship with Rwanda. As the President of the Republic indicated during the visit of his Rwandan counterpart to Paris on May 23, France wishes to work with Rwanda on subjects of common interest, such as peace and security in Africa, support for innovation, climate and environment or linguistic and educational topics.

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