PRESIDENT MEETS FAO OFFICER-IN-CHARGE

Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ President Kh.Battulga met Adnan Rauf Quereshi, Officer-in-charge of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization Office in Mongolia on August 3. Mr. Quereshi touched upon the FAO operations in Mongolia which emphasize on improving the livelihood of herding households and food quality. President Kh.Battulga expressed his intention to strengthen cooperation with the FAO, citing the importance of economic system that facilitates purchase of animal-origin products from herders and export of value-added goods. He also spoke of possibilities of cooperating with the UN and Red Cross Society in humanitarian area, and supply food and meat. He said, “Mongolia can work with the Red Cross Society, instead of only receiving aid”, mentioning how Mongolia can be a part of humanitarian works through food supply. Kh.Aminaa