Caretaker Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivan Kondov is leading the Bulgarian delegation at the 45th session of the Ministerial Conference of La Francophonie, which will be held on October 3 in Paris, the Foreign Ministry announced. The foreign ministers of the member states of the International Organization of La Francophonie (OIF) are taking part in the conference. 

They are expected to discuss and adopt the draft of the Declaration of the 19th Francophonie Summit (Villers Cotterêts Summit) and make recommendations about OIF membership applications. Being consistent in its policy of supporting the Western Balkan countries, Bulgaria has supported the applicaitons of Serbia and Kosovo to acquire the status of OIF associate states, reported BTA.