The State of Qatar participated in the 115th Session of the Permanent Council of the Francophonie (CPF), which was held in Paris via videoconference technology and chaired by HE Secretary-General of the International Organization of La Francophonie Louise Mushikiwabo.

The State of Qatar was represented at the session by HE Ambassador of the State of Qatar to the French Republic and Qatar's representative to the International Organization of La Francophonie Sheikh Ali bin Jassim Al-Thani.

The meeting of the Permanent Council of Francophonie discussed the political situation in the Francophone space, specifically in Chad, Mali and Cameroon, as well as the preparations related to organizing the Games of La Francophonie and Tunisia's hosting of the 18th Francophonie Summit next November. The internal administrative and financial issues were also addressed.

In this context, HE the Secretary-General of the International Organization of La Francophonie strongly condemned the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moise, calling for the opening of an independent investigation to uncover the circumstances of the assassination.

On the other hand, HE the Secretary-General of the International Organization of La Francophonie addressed the current health situation and called for efforts to ensure fair and equitable access to vaccines against the emerging Coronavirus, in partnership with the European Union, the African Union and the World Health Organization.

The State of Qatar is keen to participate in all events and meetings held by the organization at all levels, and strives to work to strengthen its relations with members of the great Francophone family, as it shares with them a base of values of dialogue, peace, tolerance and solidarity, which are values of Qatar National Vision 2030. (QNA)