The IOC is obliged to respect the Olympic Charter

France's foreign minister has warned Sydney Olympics organizers to be mindful of their obligation to use French at the Games' opening ceremony. The press has already reported that Governor General Sir William Dean, who will open the Olympics, does not plan to use the language of Dumas and Maupassant. “French is one of the two official languages ​​of the Olympics,” says the press secretary of the head of the French Foreign Ministry. “The International Olympic Committee is obliged to respect the Olympic Charter. About fifty French-speaking nations will be represented at the Games, and French is required to be used.”