Moldova’s PM to Back Dacian Cioloș for Francophonie Secretary-General

Tofan has travelled to Cambodia to support Romania’s candidacy for the post of Secretary-General of La Francophonie

Prime Minister Vasile Tofan will attend the Summit of the International Organisation of La Francophonie (OIF), which will take place in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

Vasile Tofan

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One of the main topics of the meeting will be the election of the new Secretary-General of the OIF. Negotiations and consensus-building in the election process are led primarily by heads of state and government.

Four candidates are standing for the post of Secretary-General of the International Organisation of La Francophonie: the organisation’s current head, Louise Mushikiwabo (Rwanda); the former Minister of Culture of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Juliana Amato Lumumba (daughter of Patrice Lumumba, the first Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo); the representative of Mauritania, Coumba Ba, and the former Prime Minister of Romania, Dacian Cioloș.

Given the high stakes and the prospects for Dacian Cioloș’s candidacy for the leadership of the International Organisation of La Francophonie, Prime Minister Vasile Tofan will support Romania’s candidacy.

This year’s summit will be dedicated to the theme ‘Investing in peace for shared prosperity and long-term stability’. Participating states will discuss global crises and ways in which they can work together to address them.

The summit will bring together leaders from Francophonie member states, including the President of France, Emmanuel Macron, and the Prime Minister of Canada, Mark Carney.

The visit will not involve any expenditure from the state budget.

This story was translated with the assistance of artificial intelligence.

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