On 19 February 2025, H.E. Prof. Dr. SOK Siphana, Senior Minister in charge of Special Missions (Multilateral Trade and Economic Affairs), Vice-Chairman of the National Committee and Chairman of the 1st Sub-Committee on Substance and Documentation of the National Committee for Organising the 20th Francophonie 2026, chaired the inaugural meeting of the 1st Sub-Committee at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. The meeting centered on the discussion of the division of labour, date of the summit, and other areas of business.