The member states of the International Organization of la Francophonie propose to postpone the Francophonie Summit
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The Francophonie Summit was scheduled to take place in Djerba in November, but during the meeting of the Permanent Council of the International Organization of la Francophonie on Tuesday 12 October, representatives of the 88 member and affiliated countries agreed to postpone the deadline in the fall. 2022. The decision, which was prompted by the political situation in Tunisia, still needs to be ratified by ministers, but it seems that it raises few doubts.
that it ” For cohesion and solidarity The press release published on Tuesday evening on the website of the International Organization of la Francophonie explained that “the countries of the International Organization of la Francophonie have agreed to propose this postponement for one year. The goal? To be able to organize it.” in the best conditions Implicit: This is not currently the case in Tunisia.
Since Tunisian President Kais Saied assumed full power a little more than two months ago, before suspending parliament and certain chapters of the constitution last month, holding a Francophone summit in the country has become more and more problematic.
It is difficult to organize a consensual peaceful summit while thousands of people are still demonstrating against what they call “ coup. Even former President Moncef Marzouki personally called for a boycott of this summit. Several member states of the International Organization of la Francophonie have expressed their embarrassment to the Secretary-General of the organization.
Saturday, Louise Mushikiwabo traveled to Tunisia To hear President Kais Saied renew his readiness to host the summit and present the ongoing preparations. The goal: to avoid humiliating cancellation. Then Tunisian organizers confirmed that about twenty countries had confirmed their arrival. Except that there was no specific venue or program for this summit scheduled for November 20 and 21.
The tone was supposed to be reassuring, but the Tunisian head of state made a small verdict. Qais Saeed summoned those who “ He went to Paris and tried to derail the summit of the Francophonie. Was he talking about political opponents? Who are foreign partners?
A week ago, he spoke with his French counterpart. Then Emmanuel Macron, according to a press release from the Elysee, indicated his association with the dialogue and stated “ The institutional calendar expected by the international community vague enough wording to indicate a calendar of internal political reforms. But also, after all, at an international summit such as that of the International Organization of la Francophonie.
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