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115666
Thu, 04/08/2010 - 17:00
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D-8 agriculture ministers meet in Cairo
TEHRAN, Apr. 8 (MNA) – The Developing 8 (D-8) member states’ agriculture ministers met in Cairo on Wednesday.
The meeting was aimed to review issues related to maritime and fishery industries and chemical fertilizers as well.
Iran’s Agricultural Jihad Minister Sadeq Khalilian will hold one-on-one sessions with some of his counterparts during the visit.
The first meeting of agriculture ministers of D-8 member states was held last winter in Malaysia and this conference is the second such gathering of the agriculture ministers of D-8 member states.
The D-8 is a group of developing countries with large Muslim populations that have formed an economic development alliance. It consists of Bangladesh, Egypt, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Nigeria, Pakistan, and Turkey. The combined population of the eight countries is about 60 percent of the Muslim people.
The D-8 was established on June 15, 1997. Membership is open to countries other than the current member states.
The objectives of D-8 are to improve developing countries' positions in the world economy, diversify and create new opportunities in trade relations, enhance participation in decision-making at the international level, and provide better standards of living. The main areas of cooperation include finance, banking, rural development, science and technology, humanitarian development, agriculture, energy, environment, and health.
The meeting was aimed to review issues related to maritime and fishery industries and chemical fertilizers as well.
Iran’s Agricultural Jihad Minister Sadeq Khalilian will hold one-on-one sessions with some of his counterparts during the visit.
The first meeting of agriculture ministers of D-8 member states was held last winter in Malaysia and this conference is the second such gathering of the agriculture ministers of D-8 member states.
The D-8 is a group of developing countries with large Muslim populations that have formed an economic development alliance. It consists of Bangladesh, Egypt, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Nigeria, Pakistan, and Turkey. The combined population of the eight countries is about 60 percent of the Muslim people.
The D-8 was established on June 15, 1997. Membership is open to countries other than the current member states.
The objectives of D-8 are to improve developing countries' positions in the world economy, diversify and create new opportunities in trade relations, enhance participation in decision-making at the international level, and provide better standards of living. The main areas of cooperation include finance, banking, rural development, science and technology, humanitarian development, agriculture, energy, environment, and health.
