Tunis, Ramadan 12, 1437, June 17, 2016, SPA -- The Arab Organization for Education, Science and Culture "ALECSO" welcomed the decision of France to officially include the Arabic language in the curriculum of the French schools starting of next year 2017, to enable students to choose it as a foreign language within the French educational system. In a statement issued by its headquarters in Tunis today, ALECSO described the decision as a positive step and confirmed its readiness to cooperate with the French Ministry of Education to implement an action plan to teach the Arabic language to the sons of Arabs in France. --SPA 03:49 LOCAL TIME 00:49 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w