RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan with his wife Anna Hakobyan left for the Republic of Tunisia this evening on a working visit.

 On November 18-19, in Djerba, Tunisia, the 18th summit of the International Organization of Francophonie will be held, during which Armenia will transfer the presidency of the summit to Tunisia.  Prime Minister Pashinyan will make a speech at the summit.

As part of the visit, the RA Prime Minister will also have bilateral meetings with the leaders of different countries.

 A town of Francophonie will operate in Djerba.  Participating countries, FMC partners and agencies will have the opportunity to showcase the cultural diversity of their countries;  exhibition-sale of handicrafts, presentation of tourism opportunities, works of art and culture, as well as national cuisine of the participating states.

 On this platform, the Republic of Armenia will present itself with a pavilion entitled “Culture and Technology”, the core of which is the rich Armenian carpet-making culture.