Foreign Affairs Ministry (MAE) celebrated the International Day of the Francophonie organizing a meeting with the graduates of the 'Eugene Ionesco' programme, at the Diplomats' Club, on Friday, the Nine O'Clock daily informs on Monday.
The 'Eugene Ionesco' programme is aimed at supporting researchers and post-graduates from the southern francophone states, and it is supported by the Romanian Government in partnership with the University Agency of the Francophonie.
The 'Eugene Ionesco' programme is aimed at supporting researchers and post-graduates from the southern francophone states, and it is supported by the Romanian Government in partnership with the University Agency of the Francophonie.
The event also included a diploma offering ceremony for the civil servants of the central administration institutions, who attended the Multi-annual Training Plan in French Language. The State Secretary for Strategic Affairs, Bogdan Aurescu, read the special address by Foreign Affairs Minister Cristian Diaconescu, for the Day of the Francophonie.
The institutional Francophonie was one of Romania's priorities immediately after 1990, as Romania and Bulgaria were the first states in the former Communist group to join the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie (OIF), Romania's top diplomat said in his message, also outlining the success of the Francophonie Summit in Bucharest, in 2006.
Reminding the participants that the French language and the Francophonie are undeniable features of civilization and over 250 million people worldwide live in a francophone space, Minister Diaconescu underlined the necessity of a more thorough and complex cooperation inside the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie (OIF), and that 'the francophone solidarity should prove, today, it represents an opportunity for long-lasting development,' the same daily reads on.
Last but not least, the Foreign Affairs Minister's address also approached the importance of a common francophone stance in facing the international financial and economical crisis, outlining that 'the voice of the francophone countries will certainly be heard at the G-20 Summit in London.'
The regional importance of the 'Eugene Ionesco' programme has been gradually increasing and thus Romania can contribute to the steady development of the southern francophone countries, State Secretary Bogdan Aurescu pointed out.
Moreover, Aurescu emphasized Romania's appreciation for the opportunity of the highly ambitious programme of the Multi-annual Training Plan in French Language, as the number of the institutions and civil servants attending this programme continuously increased over the last years.
Moreover, Aurescu emphasized Romania's appreciation for the opportunity of the highly ambitious programme of the Multi-annual Training Plan in French Language, as the number of the institutions and civil servants attending this programme continuously increased over the last years.
In her turn, the manager of the University Agency of the Francophonie, Liliane Ramarosoa said that the added value of the 'Eugene Ionesco' programme, with Romania's volunteer contribution, helps with the development of the forthcoming economical and cultural exchanges between North and South, East and West, the Nine O'Clock daily concluded.
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