[La francophonie au Liban]

March 20, 2005 Report. As part of Francophonie Day, a team of journalists traveled to Beirut, Lebanon, where the French language retains a privileged place in the country. Indeed, nearly half of the Lebanese speak or understand French. A commentary on illustrative images of the country alternates with testimonies from Lebanese people, including a librarian and students. [Source: France 2 prompter] Francophonie Day... we naturally wanted to focus on Lebanon, which is at the forefront of the news... French retains a privileged place in this country... nearly half of the Lebanese speak or understand it... Report, Samah Soula and Dominique Bonnet. INA archive footage National Audiovisual Institute http://www.ina.fr Subscribe http://www.youtube.com/subscription_c... Subscribe http://www.youtube.com/subscription_c... #INA #Society