Tunisia will be, in two years, a new platform for learning French, said Thursday in Tunis French President Emmanuel Macron who has completed his two-day state visit to Tunisia at the invitation of President Beji Caid Essebsi.
"I hope that the Francophonie will live more in Tunisia. French will still allow Tunisians to succeed and gain access to as many countries as possible in Europe and the Middle East, "he added during a press briefing at the Tunis-Carthage airport, shortly before his departure.
For the French president, "the Francophonie is not a project of yesterday but rather a project of tomorrow insofar as linguistically, culturally and economically speaking, this language is a real opportunity".
Macron said his country has already made commitments to revitalize the Francophonie, announcing the opening this year of six French alliances in Tunisia.
It is, he said, a non-negligible commitment that has required the mobilisation of technical and financial means.
"Since 1948, there was no more Alliance fran?aise" in Tunisia, recalled the president. The decision to reopen this institution was made by "Tunisians", who set up and financed the projects, with the support of the French Embassy and the French Institute of Tunisia.
He added: "France will reinvest in French by setting a goal, to double, in two years, the number of learners of this language, by the time of the summit of the Francophonie that Tunisia must host in 2020 . "
For the French president, this project corresponds to a strong demand of the population for the French culture but also of parents of young people who want them become really bilingual.
"I hope that the Francophonie will live more in Tunisia. French will still allow Tunisians to succeed and gain access to as many countries as possible in Europe and the Middle East, "he added during a press briefing at the Tunis-Carthage airport, shortly before his departure.
For the French president, "the Francophonie is not a project of yesterday but rather a project of tomorrow insofar as linguistically, culturally and economically speaking, this language is a real opportunity".
Macron said his country has already made commitments to revitalize the Francophonie, announcing the opening this year of six French alliances in Tunisia.
It is, he said, a non-negligible commitment that has required the mobilisation of technical and financial means.
"Since 1948, there was no more Alliance fran?aise" in Tunisia, recalled the president. The decision to reopen this institution was made by "Tunisians", who set up and financed the projects, with the support of the French Embassy and the French Institute of Tunisia.
He added: "France will reinvest in French by setting a goal, to double, in two years, the number of learners of this language, by the time of the summit of the Francophonie that Tunisia must host in 2020 . "
For the French president, this project corresponds to a strong demand of the population for the French culture but also of parents of young people who want them become really bilingual.
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