Francophonie Conference in Yerevan Passes Genocides Resolution

YEREVAN — The 31st Conference of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the International Organization of La Francophonie (OIF) held in Yerevan on October 10-11 passed 5 resolutions including the one “On Preventing Genocides” initiated by Armenia.

The resolution refers to the OIF Secretary General Michaëlle Jean’s statement on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, in which she paid tribute to the memory of the Armenian Genocide victims and expressed her support to the Armenian people.

The resolution particularly notes that the Organization strongly condemns all genocides and crimes against humanity that have claimed a huge number of human lives, pays tribute to the memory of the victims of those crimes and pledges to take measures to reinforce the mechanisms of prevention of genocides and crimes against humanity.

Under the resolution, the organization also commits to bolster cooperation between the state and governments to stop impunity of the perpetrators.

Also, the Ministerial Conference adopted resolutions on “Francophonie as an area of peace, tolerance, plurality, dialogue and mutual understanding,” “Challenges to the 21st Conference of the member states of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Changes (UNFCCC),” “Refugees and Migrants,” “Youth Participation in Francophone Structures.” The first two were initiated by Armenia.