FAO TO COOPERATE IN PROTECTING LIVESTOCK HEALTH

Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ During his attendance at the 10th Berlin Agriculture Ministers’ Conference and International Green Week Berlin in German, Minister B.Batzorig met Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) José Graziano da Silva. At the beginning of the meeting, the Minister noted that 13 technical assistance projects (USD 13.985.401) have been implemented in agricultural sphere since 2014 within the Country Programming Framework for Cooperation and Partnership between FAO and the Government of Mongolia. "Moreover, the Ministry submitted our proposals to FAO in Mongolia to realize technical assistance projects in food safety, animal husbandry and farming in 2018-2019. Furthermore, within the framework of the trilateral agreement between Mongolia, FAO and Government of China, the first and second stages of South-South Cooperation Program have been successfully implemented in Mongolia. I believe that the FAO will cooperate to launch the third stage of the project," underlined the Minister. Moreover, Minister B.Baatarzorig also requested to increase financing for the technical assistance projects, to broaden the cooperation and to launch the third stage of South-South Cooperation Program. José Graziano da Silva, Director-general of the FAO expressed his gratitude to the Minister for the audience and to support actions targeted to livestock health, appreciating Government policy on agricultural sector. B.Batchimeg