On 21 February 2017, was held in UNESCO Headquarters Paris - Fontenoy, a gathering meeting of African countries represented in UNESCO, and China. The purpose of the meeting was to identify areas of cooperation for development in Africa. All Permanent Delegations of African countries to UNESCO responded favorably to this request, including the Delegation of Côte d'Ivoire, represented by the Ambassador, the Minister-Counselor, the Councilor in charge of the question, And the First Secretary.