This is a first in Quebec’s diplomatic history: on an official visit to France, Prime Minister François Legault will deliver a speech today to the assembly of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Humanitarian Organization. culture (UNESCO), in front of representatives of more than 80 permanent delegations.
With the exception of the International Organization of La Francophonie, this is the only major international organization where Quebec has a representative, under an agreement concluded with Ottawa on May 5, 2006.
After meeting the general director of the organization, Audrey Azoulay, Mr. Legault intends to plead in favor of the defense of linguistic pluralism in a digital world most often dominated by English. A timely intervention, on the eve of the next Francophonie Summit, which will be held in France on October 4 and 5.