Trudeau meets with French-speaking nations in Tunisia amid geopolitical turmoil
The summit is the fourth and final stop on a 10-day trip that included three major summits in Asia, including the G20 leaders’ meeting.This weekend’s summit follows cancellations in 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
“There are going to be very important geopolitical questions,” University of Alberta political scientist Frederic Boily said in a French-language interview.Trudeau defends taking lunch with Saudi Arabia’s Mohammed bin Salman at APEC summit Ottawa wanted the event to be postponed over those concerns, while the Quebec government pondered a boycott before figuring it was better to use the summit to form deeper ties with African nations.On Friday, Trudeau said he will stress the importance of human rights during the summit.
The country’s government has requested a foreign military intervention to restore order, but the idea is controversial among Haitians, and no country has expressed a willingness to lead such an intervention _ despite Canada being name-dropped by the United States government as a possible candidate.Meanwhile, the organization’s signature event, the Francophonie Games, is reportedly in tumult.
But its main themes surround promoting French in the digital age. The group’s head, Louise Mushikiwabo, recently complained that international bodies seem to be using French less and less, despite the number of French speakers rising globally.Trudeau on tense moment with China’s Xi at G20: “Not every conversation is going to be easy”
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