Cooperation in the field of food security was discussed at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov met on Saturday with FAO Deputy Director General, Regional Representative for Europe and Central Asia Vladimir Rakhmanin, who arrived in Ashgabat to participate in the international conference "Partnership for food security in the face of climate change."
During the meeting, the parties discussed issues of food and environmental security, rational environmental management, as well as joint work in the field of digital land cadastre, the press service of the Turkmen Foreign Ministry reports.
Turkmenistan highly appreciates the activities of FAO and intends to develop cooperation in this direction, Meredov said. The minister noted that holding a regional conference on food security and climate change in Ashgabat, together with FAO, is an important step in the adaptation of agriculture.
Rakhmanin expressed gratitude to the Turkmen side for organizing a high-level international forum and emphasized the great contribution of Turkmenistan to solving issues related to ensuring food security, as well as the full support of both country and regional projects implemented by FAO.
The guest noted that within the framework of the forum, the participants put forward a number of specific proposals for consolidating efforts in the field of food security.
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