Armenian Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan met with Louise Mushikiwabo, Secretary-General of the International Organization of La Francophonie (IOF), the press service of the Armenian Foreign Ministry reported.

During the meeting, the sides discussed the priorities of the Armenian Presidency in the IOF and the steps for their implementation. In this context, Mnatsakanyan noted that Armenia attaches importance to high technologies, creative education and stimulation of the economy through the development of innovative technologies. 

Among the other priorities of the Armenian Presidency in the IOF, he highlighted the stimulation of the trade and economic component among the member countries of the IOF, the effective use of the potential of high technologies.

According to him, the Armenian authorities are interested in expanding cooperation with African countries, and therefore the IOF is a good platform for mutually beneficial contacts.