World leaders will talk about the health of the French language on the final day of the Francophonie summit in Quebec City on Sunday.
According to the official program, the leaders will hold closeddoor talks on environmental protection and the issue of French language before considering and adopting resolutions and Quebec Declaration.
Representatives from 55 member countries and 13 observer nations have discussed human rights, democracy and the environment.
But the urgency of the global financial crisis has been the talking point that has overshadowed the rest.
Many Francophonie leaders raised their concerns Saturday over the world's turbulent economic situation.
African leaders have expressed their concerns before the financial crisis, which cast a shadow over the growth of the global economy.
The crisis "can easily turn into economic crisis, thus slowing economic activity in developing countries," said President of Djibouti Ismail Omar Guelleh.
"The current crisis not only shakes the key industrialized countries, but also affects developing countries' future development. Their economic structural problems will be complicated with new threats and difficulties. " Said President Algerian Abdelaziz Bouteflika, who attended the summit as a special guest.
In the final declaration, the Francophonie countries will express their support for an international summit on coordinated response to the current financial crisis.
The Francophonie is the French-language equivalent of the Commonwealth and is held every two years.
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and French Prime Minister Francois Fillon are expected to hold a news conference Sunday to close out the three-day event.
Just before the opening of the summit, President French Nicolas Sarkozy Friday unveiled his proposal to convene a world summit on the financial crisis.
Source:Xinhua
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