Roselyne Bachelot-Narquin, Minister of Culture, visited Tunis on 24 September to participate in the États généraux du livre en langue française around the world. It welcomes the full success of this event, which is essential to keep the Francophonie alive, as part of the plan for the French language and plurilingualism announced by the President of the Republic in 2018.
Designed to strengthen the promotion and dissemination of the French-language book, these Estates General brought together around 500 book stakeholders from the francophone world for two days of unprecedented meetings. Initiated by France, they were co-organized with Côte d'Ivoire, the Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles, Guinea, Quebec, Switzerland, the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie and Tunisia, the host country. A highlight for the French-speaking world, they put into practice three years of work carried out by Sylvie Marcé, Commissioner General of the Estates General, with the support of the French Institute.
Through numerous debates, round tables and workshops, 50 concrete proposals have been formulated to offer a new dynamic to French-language books. At the end of these exchanges, ten of them were put forward, and everyone is invited to seize them:
https://www.lelivreenlanguefrancaise.org/pages/les-10-recommandations-prioritaires
To close this event, a joint statement was presented by Roselyne Bachelot-Narquin, Minister of Culture, and his Tunisian counterpart, Habib Ammar. Already adopted by 9 States or Governments of the Francophonie, partners of the States General (Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, France, Madagascar, Quebec, Swiss Confederation, Tunisia, Vietnam and Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles), this declaration underlines the common political commitment for the development of a French-language editorial space, the improvement of access to books, especially for youth, and a better circulation of authors in the French-speaking space.
https://www.lelivreenlanguefrancaise.org/pages/declaration-conjointe-des-ministres-de-la-culture