Between 22 and 24 November 2016, the Luxembourg Minister for Foreign and European Affairs, Jean Asselborn, has been taking part in the 16th Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF) Summit in Antananarivo, Madagascar.
As a member of the OIF since 1970, Luxembourg’s ministerial participation in the summit shows the Grand Duchy’s desire to further strengthen its political-diplomatic, economic and cultural relations with several other French-speaking countries. As such, this contributes to the human vision of development of Francophonie.
Under the theme “Shared growth and responsible development: the conditions for stability in the world and the French-speaking space”, the Madagascar Summit has brought together several Heads of State as well as almost 60 delegations of members of the OIF.
As well as current political, security and economic issues at the centre of the French-speaking space, discussions at the summit dealt with subjects regarding the environment, sustainable development and entrepreneurship for young people and women.
Besides attending the summit, Jean Asselborn used his time in Antananarivo to meet with several of his French-speaking counterparts.
Photo of Jean Asselborn, Minister of Foreign and European Affairs, by MAEE.
