Permanent Rep of Kyrgyzstan to UN discuss co-op issues with new FAO head in republic

Bishkek, June 19, 2020. /Kabar/. On June 17, 2020, Daniiar Mukashev, Permanent Representative of the Kyrgyz Republic to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva, held a working videoconference with new Head of the FAO Representation in Kyrgyzstan Adnan Rauf Quereshi, during which relevant topics of cooperation between Kyrgyzstan and FAO were discussed. According to the press service of the Kyrgyz Ministry of Foreign Affairs, particular attention was paid to the assistance provided by the FAO to Kyrgyzstan in the light of the spread of coronavirus infection COVID-19, including through the Ministry of Agriculture, Food Industry and Land Reclamation of the Kyrgyz Republic in combating locust infestations, as well as to the issue of a joint project of the FAO and the Green Climate Fund “Carbon sequestration through climate investments in forests and pastures in the Kyrgyz Republic.” The importance of assisting the FAO Secretariat of the Mountain Partnership to Kyrgyz Mountain Women's Associations in the development of a clothing collection using traditional Kyrgyz fabrics and its further promotion to foreign markets was noted. Adnan Rauf Queresi assured that he would make every effort as the Head of the FAO Representative Office in Kyrgyzstan to continue providing assistance to the country. The new FAO Representative in Kyrgyzstan plans to arrive in Kyrgyzstan in near future. In conclusion, Permanent Representative of the Kyrgyz Republic Daniiar Mukashev once again congratulated Adnan Rauf Quereshi on his appointment as the Head of the FAO Representative Office in Kyrgyzstan and wished him all the successes in his future work.