At the 10th International Summit of the Organization of Francophone, held in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, on November 26th, 2004, the Republic of Armenia was granted observer status.

In his testimonial speech for this occasion, Armenian Foreign Minister Oskanian noted that this decision will strengthen Armenia's compliance with the values and principals of the Francophone Organization and its abilities to address the challenges of the modern world.

The Summit, titled "In the name of sustainable development," developed a ten-year Action plan and adopted the Summit Declaration. Leaders and foreign ministers from more than 50 countries have attended.

The next chairmanship has been transferred to Romania, where the next summit will be held in 2006.