Francophone Week celebrations ends at NUML

Islamabad

Six-day long celebration of Francophone Week, one of the biggest events of the year for French speaking people, ended at National University of Modern Languages (NUML) on Friday, says a press release.

The event was organised by the French Language Department of NUML. A colourful, musical and entertaining ceremony was held to formally conclude the celebrations which was attended by the Cultural Counsellor French Embassy, Andre De Bussy as chief guest. Dean Languages Dr. Anwar Mehmood, Head of French Department Amina Niazi and a number of students from various departments attended the ceremony.

Speaking at the inauguration ceremony, Cultural Counsellor of France Mr. Andre De Bussy said that French speaking nations observe this week in a year. He said that French people and government believe in dialogue among the civilisations of the world and the French language is a tool to bring all at one platform. Sharing of literature, culture and traditions through language helps us to have a better understanding of each other. The chief guest said that French is one of the very few languages spoken all over the world and there are currently 890 million French speakers worldwide.

Moreover, all French speaking countries are actively participating in the economic and social development of Pakistan. French embassy and government are also thankful to NUML for helping to organize this event and efforts of the faculty and staff for disseminating better knowledge of French language and literature are also worth mentioning here, he added.