FAO TO CONTINUE CONTRIBUTING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF PROGRAMS IN ARMENIA

Panorama.am
14/05/2010

Armenia’s Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian received Dr. Jacques
Diouf, Director General of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization
(FAO), who is in Armenia to participate in the 36th sitting of the
European Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development and the 27th
FAO Regional Conference for Europe, held May 10-14 in yerevan, Armenia,
MFA reported.

Greeting the guest, Minister Nalbandian noted that good traditions of
effective cooperation between Armenia and FAO have been established
over years.

Edward Nalbandian also expressed satisfaction that FAO regional
representation in Yerevan actively cooperates with the Armenian
government.

Jacques Diouf praised the Armenian Government’s resoluteness and
efforts targeted at the successful implementation of the World Food
Prgramme, and assured that the Food and Agriculture Organization
would continue contributing to the implementation of programs in
Armenia and the development of the country’s agriculture.

FAO Director General expressed gratitude to the Armenian authorities
for organizing the regional conference in Yerevan on a high level.