Minister of Foreign Affairs, Migration and Tunisians Abroad Othman Jerandi, on Tuesday, held phone talks with his Egyptian, Lebanese, Mauritanian, Nigerian, Congolese, Burkinabe and Cameroonian counterparts, as well as with French Secretary of State in charge of the Francophonie Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne.

Talks focused on the organisation of the 18th Summit of the Francophonie, which will take place on the island of Djerba, said a statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The ministers expressed their support to Tunisia to make this international event a success.

They also discussed ways to develop bilateral relations in light of the upcoming joint events, and exchanged views on various regional and international issues of common interest.

The representatives of member states and governments of the International Organisation of the Francophonie (OIF) agreed at the 117th extraordinary meeting of the Permanent Council of the Francophonie (CPF) to postpone the 18th Summit of the Francophonie by a year.

The aim is «to allow Tunisia to organise this major event in the best possible conditions,» said a press release published by the OIF Tuesday evening.

The members of the CPF recommended holding, as soon as possible, an extraordinary meeting of the Ministerial Conference of the Francophonie (CMF) to ratify this proposal swiftly, the statement added

Source: Tap News Agency