backed byrence, france 24, is meant to promote the fifth most spoken language in the world.here are close to 275 million french speakers around the globe. our reporter was at that conference with more. anthis conference is part of ongoing consultation, which was launched by emmanuel macron in december. the aim of this consultation is to collect ideas and proposals on how to promote the french language abroad. this has been done via an online , called my ideal for france. what is happening today and tomorrow is very much the continuation of the process, this conference of which france 24 is a partner. it brings together academic intellectuals, politicians, diplomats, businessmen, all actors involved in the promotion of the french language abroad. ofsaw the secretary general an organization aimed at promoting french languages abroad. we also saw the culture minister here in france. emmanuel macron said he wants to revitalize the french language. the aim of today's conference is to come up with an action plan to ensure that france becomes a world language once again. has is wha