French president Emmanuel Macron has touched ground in Phnom Penh Capital, received by dozens of cheering Cambodians.
Accompanied by French First Lady Brigitte Macron, the French leader will spend three days in Cambodia on state visit, coinciding with the 20th Francophonie Summit.
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet welcomed President Emmanuel Macron and First Lady Brigitte Macron at their hotel.
The French president will spend 48 hours in Cambodia and later head to Malaysia, on a tour expected to last until Tuesday.
DRC – Rwanda Rift Could Dominate summitÂ
Everyone is waiting for Macron’s intervention in the tense disagreements between Rwanda and DRC.
The main topic among delegations is who will succeed Rwanda’s Louise Mushikiwabo as head of the OIF for the next four years.
The DRC is working so hard to prevent the Rwandan incumbent Mushikiwabo from being re-elected.
The competition for the slot saw DRC field Juliana Lumumba as candidate to counter Rwanda’s Mushikiwabo.
However, Rules adopted at the 2022 summit in Djerba, Tunisia retained consensus as the preferred method but opened the door to a vote if no agreement can be reached.
In case of no consensus, the leaders of the 53 member states would elect the new chief by a simple majority.
The other candidates include; Romania’s Dacian CioloÈ™ is the only male and only European candidate and Mauritania’s Coumba Bâ, a doctor.
