YEREVAN. – The embassy of Armenia in the US announced the start of the Washington D.C. Francophonie Festival, and with the official opening of the exhibition of the works by famous French Armenian painter Jean Kazandjian.

The embassy is taking part in this traditional festival for the first time, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Armenia informed Armenian News-NEWS.am.

In his welcoming remarks, Armenian Ambassador to the US Grigor Hovhannissian spoke about the other upcoming events within the framework of the La Francophonie month in the US capital city. Also, he reminded those in attendance that Armenia will host next year’s La Francophonie summit.