Phnom Penh (FN), Oct. 6 – Cambodia will host the 20th Francophonie Summit in 2026, declared Emmanuel Macron, President of the French Republic, to thunderous applause from the heads of state and government gathered under the glass dome of the Grand Palais in Paris.

"Following this announcement, a short film was screened, offering an overview of Cambodia, a country where culture is a vector of development and where past and future blend harmoniously. Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni was then invited to deliver a closing speech, where he had, with emotion, the honor of accepting to host in Cambodia, the 20th Summit of the Francophonie in 2026," according to the press release seen by Fresh News on Sunday (Oct 6).

"Under the attentive and admiring gaze of the assembly, in complete silence, the king, in a speech marked by solemnity, expressed his sincere gratitude to all member countries for their support and assured that his government and his people were committed to making the 20th Summit of the Francophonie an exceptional moment of sharing, a celebration."
=FRESH NEWS