Armenia has become a full member of the International Organization of the Francophonie (FIO), the government has announced. Speaking on Monday at the FIO's summit in Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian promised more effort with other members "to strengthen more the role of the organization on the international scene." Created in 1970, FIO is a global organization of countries with large French-speaking population or notable affiliation with the French language or culture.